vitrinen.
/ˈvɪtriːn/ A glass show-case for specimens or for objects of art. (Also attributive in vitrine table.)
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society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > [noun] > place for > room or showcase
showroom1699
show-glass1708
showcase1803
panopticon1836
vitrine1880
1880 C. Schreiber Jrnl. 19 Nov. (1911) II. 328 A small ornament... I believe it to be Spanish, [but]..I only saw it as it lay in the vitrine at the Exposition.
1886 Athenæum 27 Mar. 430/2 Four large vitrines in the Vase Room are now appropriated to the display of the Greek examples.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
† vitrineadj.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Vitreous.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective]
glassy1398
vitrial1605
vitreous1646
vitrean1656
vitrine1656
hyalinea1661
vitrid1777
vitrous1779
semi-vitreous1783
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Vitrean, Vitrine,..belonging to Glass, glassie, glassie-green; clear like glass, or resembling glass.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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