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

Each “Book” occupies one side of a long bilateral vitrine, which commands the narrow gallery like a berthed aircraft carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal

I imagined a vitrine of the pigments used to achieve those “Gainsborough blues”—indigo, Prussian blue, ultramarine, azurite.

From The Wall Street Journal

The evening signaled that this is not the type of show that will deaden an artist behind glass vitrines.

From Los Angeles Times

He further showcased the collection in a series of photo books produced with German publisher Steidl; a selection of those fine editions is displayed in a vitrine in the middle of “View Finding.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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