hand glass
Americannoun
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a magnifying glass with a handle
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a small mirror with a handle
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a small glazed frame for seedlings or plants
Etymology
Origin of hand glass
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
In the ditty box are kept such articles as toothbrush, brush and comb, small hand glass, writing material, and odds and ends.
From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday
Pancha took up a hand glass and turning her back to him studied her profile in the mirror.
From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Geraldine Bonner
Emma McChesney, in the act of surveying her back hair in the mirror, paused, hand glass poised half way, to regard her son.
From Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock by Edna Ferber
I got a hand glass in my house and when I shaves on Sunday mornin's, I often wonders who I is.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
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