shopwindow

[shop-win-doh]

noun

a window used for display of merchandise.

Origin of shopwindow

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at shop, window

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Examples from the Web for shop-window

Historical Examples of shop-window

And the shop-window at her side seemed to display the same felicity.
The Fat and the Thin
Emile Zola
He caught a glimpse of his figure in the mirror of a shop-window.
The Best Short Stories of 1917
Various
At that moment the baker-woman glanced out of her shop-window.
Sara Crewe
Frances Hodgson Burnett
We put them into the shop-window, and they become “soiled goods.”
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
John Henry Jowett
Turning from his companions while they conversed, he looked into a shop-window.
Blue Lights
R.M. Ballantyne

Word Origin and History for shop-window

n.

mid-15c., from shop (n.) + window (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper