shopwindow

[ shop-win-doh ]
/ ˈʃɒpˌwɪn doʊ /

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

Words nearby shopwindow

shop right, shopsoiled, shop steward, shoptalk, shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran, shore, shorebird, shore bug
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Example sentences from the Web for shopwindow

  • One of these appears in nearly every shopwindow and over nearly every shopdoor.

    Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb

  • She had set her heart on a silk mantelet marked thirteen francs, which she had seen in a shopwindow.

    L'Assommoir|Emile Zola