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

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

"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

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.

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