false front

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a façade falsifying the size, finish, or importance of a building, especially one having a humble purpose or cheap construction.

any deceptive appearance: He hid his great shyness behind a false front of aggressiveness.

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Origin of false front

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby false front

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How to use false front in a sentence

Nibletts suggested our getting a patent laying-box, furnished with (what he apologised to my aunt for calling) a false front.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 21, 1919.|Various
Mingusville consisted of the railroad station, the section-house, and a story-and-a-half "hotel" with a false front.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands|H. Hagedorn.
Red Oak slept all day behind the drab, sun-bleached, false-front buildings on both sides of the only road.
The Lone Ranger Rides|Fran Striker
St. George found himself looking fixedly at Mrs. Hastings' false front as the only reality in the room.
Romance Island|Zona Gale

Another is that so far in life I have preserved a stern and unshaken resolution not to wear a false front.
Rosemary and Rue|Amber

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