cheval glass
Example Sentences
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Charlotte had privately borrowed one of Aunt Virginia's skirts, and practised before the cheval glass, but the flowing lines that so much pleased her she found unattainable.
From The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
See him seated before his dressing-glass, a mahogany-framed sliding cheval glass with brass arms on either sides for candles.
From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton
With just a gesture of scorn Jessie indicated the cheval glass opposite.
From The Weight of the Crown by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
She stood before this cheval glass to-night a thoroughly happy little person.
From A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel by Cambridge, Ada
"If I only had a cheval glass in my room," sighed she.
From Boris Lensky by Schubin, Ossip
