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cheval glass

[shuh-val] / ʃəˈvæl /


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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)

That passed, however, when at last she surveyed her length in the cheval glass.

From Making People Happy by Fisher, Harrison

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

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

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

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




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