hand glass

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noun
  1. a small mirror with a handle.

Origin of hand glass

1
First recorded in 1780–90

Words Nearby 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 Wells
  • Mr. Ricketty picked up a little hand-glass that lay upon the counter and placed it before her face.

  • "It is no use," answered Fanny, endeavouring to cool her forehead by pressing a little hand-glass against it.

    Garman and Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
  • I 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. Mann
  • Helen took a hand-glass from the table and leaned forward in the low, round-backed chair—faithful copy of a fine classic model.

British Dictionary definitions for hand glass

hand glass

noun
  1. a magnifying glass with a handle

  2. a small mirror with a handle

  1. a small glazed frame for seedlings or plants

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