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
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Takes off her apron and then opens drawer of table and takes a small hand glass and strands it against a flower pot on table.
From Plays: the Father; Countess Julie; the Outlaw; the Stronger by Oland, Edith
Pancha took up a hand glass and turning her back to him studied her profile in the mirror.
From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine
Miss King gave her a hand glass before replying.
From Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School by Whitehill, Dorothy
For the first time since the summit of the Klappan Range, where her tiny hand glass had suffered disaster, Hazel was permitted a clear view of herself in a mirror.
From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.