show window

noun

1
: an outside display window in which a store exhibits merchandise
2
: a sample or setting used to exhibit or illustrate something at its best

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The wind loosened the sign on W.B. Stalley’s 5 and 10 cent store on Main Street North, the sign breaking the show window. — Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Widespread damage in Temple, Texas Storms spun up twisters in central Texas on Wednesday, including a tornado that ravaged the city of Temple, about 60 miles north of Austin. Videos and photos online show windows blown out, ceilings caved in and trees toppled onto homes. — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024

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First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of show window was in 1785

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“Show window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20window. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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