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

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

From Possessed by Moffett, Cleveland

In the ditty box are kept such articles as toothbrush, brush and comb, small hand glass, writing material, and odds and ends.

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Doubleday, Russell

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.