shopwindow

[ shop-win-doh ]

noun

1. a window used for display of merchandise.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopwindow¹

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

Example Sentences

Instead, their best clues to Perestroika’s whereabouts come from an Irish telephone psychic who sees the young filly “walking down the street, looking into shopwindows.”

From Seattle Times

He stood rooted in front of a shopwindow.

From Literature

People were still painting on the shopwindows, but this time the painters were the bearded people, the shop owners themselves.

From Literature

Mariam saw festive lanterns hanging from shopwindows, heard music blaring from loudspeakers.

From Literature

From the top, they watch the small figures of tourists stroll past shopwindows.

From Literature