cheval glass

che·val glass

(shə-văl′)

A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.

[From French cheval, support, horse; see chevalet.]

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cheval glass

(ʃəˈvæl)

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

[C19: from French cheval support (literally: horse)]

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che•val′ glass`

(ʃəˈvæl)
n.

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

[1830–40; < French cheval supporting framework, literally, horse (< Latin caballus)]

cheval glass

- A tall mirror swung on an upright frame that takes its name from French cheval, "horse"—a synonym for "supporting framework," which describes this mirror.

cheval glass

A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.

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cheval glass - a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted

mirror - polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

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cheval glass

[ʃəˈvælglɑːs] N → psique f

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cheval glass

n → Standspiegel m → (zum Kippen)

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Raggles found herself sleeping in a bed of carved mahogany, with silk curtains, with a prodigious cheval glass opposite to her, and a wardrobe which would contain her, and Raggles, and all the family.

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Tupman, as the stranger surveyed himself with great complacency in a cheval glass; 'the first that's been made with our club button,' and he called his companions' attention to the large gilt button which displayed a bust of Mr.

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The front room, Heather's office, held a cheval glass, an iBook with cycling baby pictures on the screen, and a drawing of the planet Saturn on a blackboard.