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

In the formaldehyde vitrine, the shirtless dancer meets a fellow prey.

From The Daily Beast

They were not crafted for a single moment of public consumption, for a historic snapshot, or a museum vitrine.

From The Daily Beast

The Jeff Koons was a pink balloon phallus, the Damien Hirst was salami-sliced and in a vitrine.

From The Daily Beast

Those four exceptional windows of the choir aisle sparkle with the jeweled intensity of the golden age of the vitrine art.

From Project Gutenberg

The plainest of civilian garb of the late sixties was in the vitrine, and near by was the bed in which he actually managed to die.

From Project Gutenberg

And, talking of that, Ella, I hope you thought our glyco-vitrine decoration a success?

From Project Gutenberg