vitrine
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
Origin of vitrine
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How to use vitrine in a sentence
In the formaldehyde vitrine, the shirtless dancer meets a fellow prey.
Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’ | Jimmy So | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were not crafted for a single moment of public consumption, for a historic snapshot, or a museum vitrine.
Smithsonian’s First Ladies Collection Offers More Intimate Look at History | Robin Givhan | November 18, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Jeff Koons was a pink balloon phallus, the Damien Hirst was salami-sliced and in a vitrine.
Those four exceptional windows of the choir aisle sparkle with the jeweled intensity of the golden age of the vitrine art.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThe 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.
Diplomatic Days | Edith O'Shaughnessy
And, talking of that, Ella, I hope you thought our glyco-vitrine decoration a success?
The Talking Horse | F. Anstey
British Dictionary definitions for vitrine
/ (ˈvɪtriːn) /
a glass display case or cabinet for works of art, curios, etc
Origin of vitrine
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