cheval glass
/ʃəˈval ˌɡlɑːs
/(also cheval mirror)
noun
A tall mirror fitted at its middle to an upright frame so that it can be tilted.She found herself staring motionless at her reflection in the tall cheval glass, and quickly finished unbraiding her hair, thinking fixedly of things other than that sorrow....
- The oblique back view of the cheval mirror in Boucher's picture evokes a convention with a long and venerable history in painter's self-portraits.
- To the right of the composition is the back edge of a small cheval glass.
Origin
Mid 19th century: cheval from French, in the sense 'frame'.
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