cheval glass

Example Sentences

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There were lights on the mantelpiece, on the dressing-table, on the washstand, and two in tall sticks burned before the cheval glass as though it had been an altar.

From Moor Fires by Young, E. H. (Emily Hilda)

As at the completion of his toilet he stood with a pair of stiff military brushes working at his hair and whiskers, before a big cheval glass, he looked eminently British for his day.

From VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea by Murray, David Christie

“What do you think, Peng Yuen?” he inquired, turning from the cheval glass.

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman

She was peering into the cheval glass over her shoulder, giving her attention to two things at once.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

The Countess had turned her back, but Beatrice caught sight of her face in the cheval glass.

From The Slave of Silence by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)