vanity box
Example Sentences
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I have here," he began, "a hand-painted china vanity box.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell
Loring was helping Sammy to adjust his burdens; and Winnie, with the aid of the mirror in her vanity box, was trying the effect of violets close to her eyes.
From Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress by Chester, George Randolph
As a final tribute to that feminine instinct which knows no race she drew from some cunningly devised hiding place a small, cheap "vanity box," and proceeded very gravely to powder her nose.
From The Heritage of the Sioux by Bower, B. M.
Druce, with the familiarity of an old acquaintance, began toying with the silver vanity box Miss Randall wore suspended from her neck.
From Little Lost Sister by Brooks, Virginia
The silver "vanity" box was directly under the receiver, supporting it, so that all weight was removed from the hook, and the line was open.
From The Leak by Futrelle, Jacques
