Ka-leï'do-scōpe, n.

n. [Fr. kaléidoscope, from Gr. καλός, beautiful, εἶδος, form, and σκοπεῖν, σκέπτεσθαι, to look carefully.] An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which, by an arrangement of reflecting surfaces, exhibits its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.