cheval glass

Example Sentences

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There were lights on the mantelpiece, on the dressing-table, on the washstand, and two in tall sticks burned before the cheval glass as though it had been an altar.

From Moor Fires by Young, E. H. (Emily Hilda)

A pair of women's gloves were thrown over the cheval glass.

From The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life by Walter, Eugene

She stood before this cheval glass to-night a thoroughly happy little person.

From A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada

“What do you think, Peng Yuen?” he inquired, turning from the cheval glass.

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman

The electric light was shining full into the cheval glass as she came and stood before it, with the smile of pleasure still on her lips.

From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)