hand glass

Example Sentences

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I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Mrs. Verne picked up the ivory-backed hand glass within her reach, and looking into its depths, exclaimed, "Mrs. Verne, of St. John, New Brunswick—not exactly beautiful, but a pretty and fascinating woman."

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha

“It is like this,” said the little scientist, as he pulled up a blade of grass, and examined it under a powerful hand glass to see if any strange insects might be crawling on it.

From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Young, Clarence

I got a hand glass in my house and when I shaves on Sunday mornin's, I often wonders who I is.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

"What do you think of yourself now?" and she placed a hand glass before her.

From Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover by Libbey, Laura Jean