hand glass
a small mirror with a handle.
Origin of hand glass
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How to use hand glass in a sentence
She sat down in a chair by her dressing-table, lifted an ivory hand-glass, and put it down again.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsMr. Ricketty picked up a little hand-glass that lay upon the counter and placed it before her face.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York | Lemuel Ely Quigg"It is no use," answered Fanny, endeavouring to cool her forehead by pressing a little hand-glass against it.
Garman and Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandI was lifting the hand-glass from my dressing-table as carefully as carefully, and it just dropped out of my hands!
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. MannHelen took a hand-glass from the table and leaned forward in the low, round-backed chair—faithful copy of a fine classic model.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas Malet
British Dictionary definitions for hand glass
a magnifying glass with a handle
a small mirror with a handle
a small glazed frame for seedlings or plants
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