cheval-glass

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  1. 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. Mr. Scaley … walking up to one of the cheval-glasses, gave it a hard poke in the centre with his stick. Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, xxi.

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  • She had examined herself in the cheval-glass in the showroom, on her way from the sick-chamber. —  The Old Wives' Tale
  • She had given just one passing glance at herself in the cheval-glass, and Vanity had whispered: —  Vixen, Volume I.
  • 'Why not?' inquired Horatia, as she pirouetted before the cheval-glass, admiring the pretty feather toque. —  Sarah's School Friend
  • Elfride was there; she was pausing between the two windows, looking at her figure in the cheval-glass. —  A Pair of Blue Eyes
  • While she bent to the engagement of the hooks Charity feasted on her reflection in the cheval-glass. —  We Can't Have Everything
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