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vi⋅trine

[vi-treen]
–noun
a glass cabinet or case, esp. for displaying art objects.

Origin:
1875–80; < F, equiv. to vitre pane of glass + -ine -ine 2
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vi·trine   (vē-trēn')   
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.]
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