cheval glass
Example Sentences
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It was an antique room, full of the most beautiful, world-forgotten old furniture, one piece of richly carved oak being a cheval glass that showed her Marion Macrae from head to feet.
From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
“Shall I wear my hat or not?” asked Miss Campbell, taking a final survey of herself in the cheval glass.
From The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine by Stokes, Katherine
He would, of course, choose an appropriate motif,—a woman trying on a scarf before a cheval glass, for instance, or a young workwoman carrying a band-box on her arm.
From The Gods are Athirst by Jackson, Emilie
Soon as the aide-de-camp had closed the door behind him, Santa Anna sprang up from his seat and hastily stumped it to a large cheval glass which stood on one side of the room.
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne
An oval cheval glass reflected the floor on whose long unpolished surface sprawled two magnificent white bear skins.
From Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by Williams, J. Scott (John Scott)
