vitrine

/vəˈtrin/
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Other forms: vitrines

Definitions of vitrine
  1. noun
    a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
    synonyms: case, display case, showcase
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    types:
    trophy case
    a case in which to display trophies
    type of:
    container
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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