cheval glass

[ shuh-val ]

/ ʃəˈvæl /

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noun

a full-length mirror mounted so that it can be tilted in a frame.

Origin of cheval glass

1830–40; <French cheval horse, supporting framework (see chevalet)

Words nearby cheval glass

chetrum, Chetumal, cheval de bataille, cheval-de-frise, chevalet, cheval glass, chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee

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Example sentences from the Web for cheval glass

Up jumped mademoiselle for the second time, and tripped across the room to a cheval-glass.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins
Elaborate toilet-table, R., with chair; a cheval-glass so arranged as to correspond with glass on table.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV|Robert Louis Stevenson
She carried one of the candles over to the cheval-glass and held it above her head, close to her face, low on either side.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I have lit the candles, and am looking at myself in the cheval-glass.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton

She lighted the candles beside the cheval-glass, and looked at herself in the mirror and laughed.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for cheval glass

cheval glass

/ (ʃəˈvæl) /

noun

a full-length mirror mounted so as to swivel within a frame

Word Origin for cheval glass

C19: from French cheval support (literally: horse)

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单词	cheval glass
释义	cheval glass [ shuh-val ] / ʃəˈvæl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cheval glass ON THESAURUS.COM noun a full-length mirror mounted so that it can be tilted in a frame. Origin of cheval glass 1830–40; <French cheval horse, supporting framework (see chevalet) Words nearby cheval glass chetrum, Chetumal, cheval de bataille, cheval-de-frise, chevalet, cheval glass, chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheval glass Up jumped mademoiselle for the second time, and tripped across the room to a cheval-glass. After Dark\|Wilkie Collins Elaborate toilet-table, R., with chair; a cheval-glass so arranged as to correspond with glass on table. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV\|Robert Louis Stevenson She carried one of the candles over to the cheval-glass and held it above her head, close to her face, low on either side. Ancestors\|Gertrude Atherton I have lit the candles, and am looking at myself in the cheval-glass. Nancy\|Rhoda Broughton She lighted the candles beside the cheval-glass, and looked at herself in the mirror and laughed. A Book of Ghosts\|Sabine Baring-Gould British Dictionary definitions for cheval glass cheval glass / (ʃəˈvæl) / noun a full-length mirror mounted so as to swivel within a frame Word Origin for cheval glass C19: from French cheval support (literally: horse) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cheval glass speculum, reflector, gaper, hand glass, imager, looking glass, pier glass, seeing glass
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cheval glass

noun

Origin of cheval glass

Words nearby cheval glass

Example sentences from the Web for cheval glass

British Dictionary definitions for cheval glass

noun

Word Origin for cheval glass

Words related to cheval glass