vitrine

American  

[vi-treen] / vɪˈtrin /

noun

1. a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.

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vitrine British  

/ ˈvɪtriːn /

noun

1. a glass display case or cabinet for works of art, curios, etc

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Etymology

Origin of vitrine

1875–80; < French, equivalent to vitre pane of glass + -ine -ine ²

Example Sentences

The learning-center displays, for example, are often entrancing, particularly a 50-foot glass vitrine featuring a stunning array of more than 130 menorahs from around the globe, dating back to the first millennium.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the lobby, the museum’s coat check area now looks more like a retail shop with jewelry in vitrines designed to sit atop landmarked, concrete benches.

From The Wall Street Journal

At appropriate points, a model of the annex and vitrines with correspondence related to the Frank family’s U.S. immigration attempts and other artifacts are briefly illuminated—but behind viewers, so easy to miss.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cost of art exhibition installation and vitrines were not included in that total, and the museum said it does not yet know what the total project cost will be.

From Los Angeles Times

And for the survey he has filled two vitrines with handpicked choices, each item identified and annotated in the catalog.

From New York Times