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a glass coffin built to make objects look immortal and untouchable
means A glass display case or showcase, typically used in shops or museums to exhibit objects while keeping them protected and out of reach.
from From French vitrine, meaning a glass showcase or shop window, built from vitre, "pane of glass," which descends from Latin vitrum, "glass." That same Latin root glints through English words like vitreous and vitrify — all of them carrying the cold, transparent shine of glass into modern speech.
- origin
- French for glass display case, from vitre, windowpane
- museum staple
- keeps fingers off relics while feeding the urge to touch
- luxury trick
- glass implies value before a price is even seen
- reliquary roots
- churches sealed saints' bones behind glass for awe