vitrine

noun

vi·trine və-ˈtrēn

: a glass showcase or cabinet especially for displaying fine wares or specimens

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The history of "vitrine" is clear as glass. It comes to English by way of the Old French word vitre, meaning "pane of glass," from Latin vitrum, meaning "glass." "Vitrum" has contributed a number of words to the English language besides "vitrine." "Vitreous" ("resembling glass" or "relating to, derived from, or consisting of glass") is the most common of these. "Vitrify" ("to convert or become converted into glass or into a glassy substance by heat and fusion") is another. A much rarer "vitrum" word - and one that also entered English by way of "vitre" - is vitrailed, meaning "fitted with stained glass."

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On the second floor, the All About Love section showcases engagement rings in Tiffany & Co.’s signature diamond vitrine design. —Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025 The first showstopper is a vitrine’s worth of graphic designs that Tatlin created in Kyiv, which are making their museum début. —Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Along with vitrines of jewelry and handbags the space was fully immersive, with distant nature sounds mixed with eerie bell charms that sounded oddly musical. —Thomas Waller, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 Cultural rebellion safe and snug now inside vitrines to take selfies by. —Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vitrine