vitrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, fine merchandise, natural history specimens, etc.

Pronunciation

/vɪˈtɹiːn/ /vəˈtɹiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vitrine.wav

Word forms

vitrine vitrines

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitrine, from vitre (“pane of glass”), from Old French, from Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Related words

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