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window dressing

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window dressing in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
    facade  window dressing 
  2. the decoration of shop windows
    window dressing 
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window dressing in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) The decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows
  2. (noun) The goods and trimmings used in such display
  3. (noun) (idiom/uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.
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