cheval glass

Example Sentences

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"If I only had a cheval glass in my room," sighed she.

From Boris Lensky by Schubin, Ossip

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)

The last speech was delivered in front of a cheval glass, before which the speaker had stopped, as if to admire her person.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

I went home and took a long survey of myself in the mirror, a cheval glass that showed me from crown to toe.

From A Black Adonis by Porter, Linn Boyd

She was peering into the cheval glass over her shoulder, giving her attention to two things at once.

From The High Heart by King, Basil