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 Rebecca Agatha Armour
Emma McChesney, in the act of surveying her back hair in the mirror, paused, hand glass poised half way, to regard her son.
From Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock by Edna Ferber
And when at the end of his inventions the leader fell back on the hand glass and the cushion, Mildred refused dance after dance.
From Celibates by George (George Augustus) Moore
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 Geraldine Bonner
