# vitrine

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɪˈtɹiːn/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vitrine