cheval glass

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Soon as the aide-de-camp had closed the door behind him, Santa Anna sprang up from his seat and hastily stumped it to a large cheval glass which stood on one side of the room.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Reid, Mayne

Behind him was the cheval glass and the telephone stand.

From Whispering Wires by Leverage, Henry

“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

The old cheval glass was as truthful in its way as Gainsborough, but Gainsborough had never such a lovely subject as Phyl.

From The Ghost Girl by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

The Phantom, viewing himself in a cheval glass, daubed a dark tint over the gray at his temples.

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman