dressing glass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dressing glass
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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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.
If you are going to arrange your hair before your dressing table, you want a light directly over your dressing glass.
From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
Standing before the dressing glass, was a middle-aged lady in yellow curl-papers, busily engaged in brushing what ladies call their “back hair.”
From Bardell v. Pickwick by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington
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
A dress closet with mirrors on the doors, that turn back to make a three-fold dressing glass.
From Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
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