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cheval glass

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che⋅val glass

[shuh-val]
–noun
a full-length mirror mounted so that it can be tilted in a frame.

Origin:
1830–40; < F cheval horse, supporting framework (see chevalet )
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che·val glass   (shə-vāl')   
n.  A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.

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