cheval glass
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Among the latter was a complete toilet service of silver-gilt, including not merely small vessels, but large pieces of furniture, such as an arm-chair and cheval glass.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
Edward studied his features in the cheval glass; he could not find in them the slightest resemblance to the woman in the picture.
From Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards
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 J. D. (John Davys) Beresford
She was still twisting in front of the cheval glass.
From The High Heart by Basil King
It was an antique room, full of the most beautiful, world-forgotten old furniture, one piece of richly carved oak being a cheval glass that showed her Marion Macrae from head to feet.
From Playing With Fire by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
