cheval glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cheval glass
1830–40; < French cheval horse, supporting framework ( see chevalet)
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
She stopped at the cheval glass and arranged her hair with a series of twists that formed a turban secured by loops.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
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 Dion Clayton Calthrop
She stood before this cheval glass to-night a thoroughly happy little person.
From A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel by Ada Cambridge
Edward studied his features in the cheval glass; he could not find in them the slightest resemblance to the woman in the picture.
From Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards
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