cheval glass
Example Sentences
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The last speech was delivered in front of a cheval glass, before which the speaker had stopped, as if to admire her person.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
While the Vicar shouted his orders on the landing rails, the Angel surveyed himself in the cheval glass with immense delight.
From The Wonderful Visit by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The electric light was shining full into the cheval glass as she came and stood before it, with the smile of pleasure still on her lips.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
When his toilet was complete, the young Duc de Choleaux Lasuer stood before the cheval glass in his room whilst he sprinkled a suspicion of Jockey Club upon his handkerchief.
From The Princess Galva A Romance by Whitelaw, David
And I could not disprove a thing he said; and when I looked at myself in the cheval glass, I was not at all sure that I did not look like the traditional goblin.
From The Psychical Researcher's Tale - The Sceptical Poltergeist From "The New Decameron", Volume III. by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)
