# window dressing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows; the goods and trimmings used in such a display.
2. The process, skill or task of creating such a display.
3. A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.

## Source
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