cheval glass

Example Sentences

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Near the window stood a superb full-length Empire cheval glass, the kind that women love to dress by and survey their beauty.

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

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)

She stood before this cheval glass to-night a thoroughly happy little person.

From A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada

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

“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