hand glass

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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

It is well known that examinations with such a hand glass will not determine whether so-called fine matt checking is taking place, but it will determine whether checking has appeared to any marked extent.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

"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

The checking of each panel was determined by examining with a small high-power hand glass magnifying fifteen diameters.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

Miss King gave her a hand glass before replying.

From Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School by Whitehill, Dorothy