vitrine

vi·trine

V0129500 (vē-trēn′)n. A glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.

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[French, from vitre, pane of glass, from Old French, glass, window with multiple lights, from Latin vitrum.]

vitrine

(ˈvɪtriːn) n (Furniture) a glass display case or cabinet for works of art, curios, etc[C19: from French, from vitre pane of glass, from Latin vitrum glass]

vi•trine

(vɪˈtrin)

n. a glass cabinet or case, esp. for displaying art objects. [1875–80; < French <vitre pane of glass]

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vitrine - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or homedisplay case, showcase, casecontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)trophy case - a case in which to display trophies