hand-glass

At last he goes up to the writing-table, listens in the direction of the folding door, hastily snatches up a hand-glass, looks at himself in it, and straightens his necktie.

John Gabriel Borkman 2008

At last he goes up to the writing-table, listens in the direction of the folding door, hastily snatches up a hand-glass, looks at himself in it, and straightens his necktie.

John Gabriel Borkman 2008

Then she takes a little hand-glass from the writing-table, looks at herself in it, and arranges her hair.

Hedda Gabler 2006

Then she takes a little hand-glass from the writing-table, looks at herself in it, and arranges her hair.

Hedda Gabler 2006

He hastened to examine the articles on the top, raising the little pincushion, the bottles, the hand-glass.

Angel With No Hands Adams, Stephen 2005

Clare was standing in her underthings under the single bulb, examining her lips with a hand-glass.

Over the River 2004

It is richly worth his while, and if he cannot believe in a box which will be shown him as the box Isabel gave Columbus her jewels in merely because he has been shown a reliquary as her hand-glass, so much the worse for him.

Familiar Spanish Travels 2004

A hand-glass was placed with the book so that she could reach it easily.

Armadale 2003

In her hand she held a pair of curlingtongs, and, before her, on the foot-end of the sofa, a hand-glass was propped up.

Maurice Guest 2003

Never let the patient think for a moment that you fear her disease; if she has diphtheria, do not tell her or the family that you have a delicate throat or that it is sore, and do not examine it by the help of a hand-glass where any one can see you.

Making Good on Private Duty Harriet Camp Lounsbery