dressing glass

American  

noun

1. a small, adjustable mirror designed to stand on a dressing table.

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Etymology

Origin of dressing glass

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

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dressing glass

The woman began by removing her gloves and bonnet before a dressing glass, which was kept in position by a mangy hair brush thrust between the frame and its supports.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Newte, Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can)

Ruth followed her in a few minutes, and going over to the dressing glass stood looking in.

From 'Our Guy' or, The elder brother by Boyd, E. E., Mrs.

A large dressing glass faced a white marble toilet table, which was garnished with a disorderly array of flasks and glass boxes containing oils, essences and powders.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile

Dicky's cot was in Helen's room and she had accumulated on her bureau a variety of souvenirs, most of which were pinned to the muslin that framed her dressing glass.

From Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)

She went to the dressing glass and loosened her hair, and let it fall all over her shoulders to relieve her burning head.

From Self-Raised Or, From the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte