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

They are iron if one touch them with a faltering hand, glass if you brush them with a strong arm.

From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de

I got a hand glass in my house and when I shaves on Sunday mornin's, I often wonders who I is.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

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.

I study my profile with a hand glass, getting the double reflection.

From Possessed by Moffett, Cleveland