cheval glass
Example Sentences
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That passed, however, when at last she surveyed her length in the cheval glass.
From Making People Happy by Fisher, Harrison
Then she went to a cheval glass, which mirrored her from head to foot, and glanced at herself.
From A Duel by Marsh, Richard
As at the completion of his toilet he stood with a pair of stiff military brushes working at his hair and whiskers, before a big cheval glass, he looked eminently British for his day.
From VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea by Murray, David Christie
“What do you think, Peng Yuen?” he inquired, turning from the cheval glass.
From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman
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)