一切經音義 97.23

97.23

藻鏡（遭老反孔注尚書云藻謂水草之有文者說文從艸澡澡亦聲王此藻）。

To polish and reflect (藻鏡: [the first character is pronounced] zao + lao fan; Kong's commentary on the Shangshu says that zao (藻) refers to aquatic plants with patterning; the Shuowen jiezi says it is composed of 'grass' [艸] with zao [澡], zao also being phonetic; here it is [written as] 藻).