cheval glass

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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

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 Jackson, Emilie

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 Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)

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

From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman

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)