vi·trine (v -trn )n. A glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles such as china, objects d'art, or fine merchandise. [French, from vitre, pane of glass, from Old French, glass, window with multiple lights, from Latin vitrum.] |
vitrine [ˈvɪtriːn]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a glass display case or cabinet for works of art, curios, etc.
[from French, from vitre pane of glass, from Latin vitrum glass]
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| Noun | 1. |  vitrine - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or homecontainer - 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 |
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