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 last speech was delivered in front of a cheval glass, before which the speaker had stopped, as if to admire her person.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
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 Calthrop, Dion Clayton
“Shall I wear my hat or not?” asked Miss Campbell, taking a final survey of herself in the cheval glass.
From The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine by Stokes, Katherine
“What do you think, Peng Yuen?” he inquired, turning from the cheval glass.
From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman
It was an antique room, full of the most beautiful, world-forgotten old furniture, one piece of richly carved oak being a cheval glass that showed her Marion Macrae from head to feet.
From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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