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shopwindow

[ shop-win-doh ]

/ ˈʃɒpˌwɪn doʊ /

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noun

a window used for display of merchandise.

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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

You might even go and look in at a shop-window, and see if there are not some illustrations to be discovered there.
The Art of Illustration|Charles Haddon Spurgeon
By this time he was grown angry, and said he, "I have no engagement," and he put his back to the shop-window.
The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie
The first thing he took out was a tin trumpet; just such a one as Peter had himself seen in a shop-window the day before.
Seven Little People and their Friends|Horace Elisha Scudder
The first one occurred on 23rd February, wiping out an entire family near the "Shop-window."
Fanny Goes to War|Pat Beauchamp

One day when she was in Boston, she saw the dearest little violin in a shop-window.
Hope Benham|Nora Perry

Word Origin and History for shop-window

shop-window

n.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper