cheval glass
cheval glass noun: a long mirror, mounted on a swivel in a frame, allowing it to be tilted.
Noun
cheval glass (plural cheval glasses)
- A long mirror, mounted on a swivel in a frame, allowing it to be tilted.
- It was a large room, […] furnished, among other things, with a cheval-glass and a business table, and looking out upon the court by three dusty windows barred with iron.1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Incident of the Letter”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 45
- Next, in the course of their review of the chamber, the searchers came to the cheval-glass, into whose depths they looked with an involuntary horror. […]1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Last Night”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, pages 86–87
- Synonyms:
- cheval mirror
Synonyms of cheval glass
Forms of cheval glass
| plural | cheval glasses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cheval-glass |
Origin of cheval glass
From French cheval (“supporting frame”, literally “horse”) (see chevalet) + glace (“mirror”).
Questions about cheval glass
- What does cheval glass mean?
- Cheval glass means a long mirror, mounted on a swivel in a frame, allowing it to be tilted.
- What part of speech is cheval glass?
- Cheval glass is a noun.
- What is the plural of cheval glass?
- The plural of cheval glass is cheval glasses.
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