vitrine

[vi-treen]

noun

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

vitrine

/ ˈvɪtriːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrine¹

C19: from French, from vitre pane of glass, from Latin vitrum glass

Example Sentences

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.

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Amyl was replaced by other alkyl nitrites, sold under many of the same brands still in sex-shop vitrines today.

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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.

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

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Details illuminated in the vitrines also attune viewers to connections among seemingly unrelated works among the variety of mediums Ruscha has employed over 60 years.

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