cheval glass
Example Sentences
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The old cheval glass was as truthful in its way as Gainsborough, but Gainsborough had never such a lovely subject as Phyl.
From The Ghost Girl by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
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 W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
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
Near the window stood a superb full-length Empire cheval glass, the kind that women love to dress by and survey their beauty.
From The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life by Eugene Walter
He would, of course, choose an appropriate motif,—a woman trying on a scarf before a cheval glass, for instance, or a young workwoman carrying a band-box on her arm.
From The Gods are Athirst by Emilie Jackson
