1. a glass display case or cabinet used to exhibit objects

Examples

• The museum’s ancient artifacts were carefully arranged in a climate-controlled vitrine.
• The jewelry store displayed its most expensive watches in a locked vitrine.
• Visitors admired the rare manuscripts visible through the glass vitrine.
• The antique shop owner placed the delicate porcelain figurines in a protective vitrine.
• The library’s special collection was housed in temperature-regulated vitrines.
• She peered through the vitrine to get a closer look at the historical documents.