Shop window
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large window at the front of a shop, behind which items for sale are displayed.
"The passenger carriage was recognised as one of the "shop windows" of the railways and thus an essential element in the important work of achieving a greatly improved public image."
- 2 a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store wordnet
Example
More examples"The passenger carriage was recognised as one of the "shop windows" of the railways and thus an essential element in the important work of achieving a greatly improved public image."
Etymology
From Middle English shop window, shop wyndowe, equivalent to shop + window.