Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A looking-glass mounted so as to swing in a frame, which may move on wheels or rollers, and large enough to reflect the whole figure.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the full length figure.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted
Etymologies
- From French cheval, support, horse; see chevalet. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Which was what Hayden was still telling himself six hours later as he stood in front of the cheval glass in his bedchamber.”
“She surveyed her reflection in the cheval glass that stood in the corner, her generous lips compressed into a stern line.”
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