cheval glass

American  

[shuh-val] / ʃəˈvæl /

noun

1. a full-length mirror mounted so that it can be tilted in a frame.

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cheval glass British  

/ ʃəˈvæl /

noun

1. a full-length mirror mounted so as to swivel within a frame

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Etymology

Origin of cheval glass

1830–40; < French cheval horse, supporting framework ( chevalet )

Example Sentences

With just a gesture of scorn Jessie indicated the cheval glass opposite.

From The Weight of the Crown by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

A pair of women's gloves were thrown over the cheval glass.

From The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life by Walter, Eugene

Charlotte had privately borrowed one of Aunt Virginia's skirts, and practised before the cheval glass, but the flowing lines that so much pleased her she found unattainable.

From The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)

And I could not disprove a thing he said; and when I looked at myself in the cheval glass, I was not at all sure that I did not look like the traditional goblin.

From The Psychical Researcher's Tale - The Sceptical Poltergeist From "The New Decameron", Volume III. by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)

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 Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)

Related Words

• glass