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

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 Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith

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 Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte

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 Mrs. E. E. Boyd

Item: I give to my grandson, George Washington, my next best dressing glass, one bed, bedstead, bolster, one pillow, one pair of sheets, one blanket and counterpane.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by John T. Goolrick

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 Émile Zola