hand glass
Example Sentences
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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
Miss King gave her a hand glass before replying.
From Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School by Dorothy Whitehill
The prize proved to be a most tempting one, a tiny brush and comb and cunning hand glass in a little satin-lined box.
From Chicken Little Jane by Lily Munsell Ritchie
Mrs. Verne picked up the ivory-backed hand glass within her reach, and looking into its depths, exclaimed, "Mrs. Verne, of St. John, New Brunswick—not exactly beautiful, but a pretty and fascinating woman."
From Marguerite Verne by Rebecca Agatha Armour
“It is like this,” said the little scientist, as he pulled up a blade of grass, and examined it under a powerful hand glass to see if any strange insects might be crawling on it.
From Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam by Clarence Young
