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

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 Ritchie, Lily Munsell

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 Armour, Rebecca Agatha

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