cheval glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cheval glass
1830–40; < French cheval horse, supporting framework ( see chevalet)
Example Sentences
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She was still twisting in front of the cheval glass.
From The High Heart by Basil King
He 261stared at the cheval glass and the telephone.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
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
While the Vicar shouted his orders on the landing rails, the Angel surveyed himself in the cheval glass with immense delight.
From The Wonderful Visit by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The Phantom, viewing himself in a cheval glass, daubed a dark tint over the gray at his temples.
From The Gray Phantom's Return by Herman Landon
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