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Window dressing   /wˈɪndoʊ drˈɛsɪŋ/   Listen
Window dressing

noun
1.
A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant.  Synonym: facade.
2.
The decoration of shop windows.





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"Window dressing" Quotes from Famous Books



... his light tone. "Yes, what can they feed into our minds without our knowing? Perhaps those disks are only window dressing, and they can work without them. A great deal will depend upon the impression we can make on these witches." He began to smile again, more wryly. "The name we gave this planet is certainly a misnomer. A warlock is a male ...
— Storm Over Warlock • Andre Norton
... now they perfectly match my medium slate blue background." Serious window shoppers will spend their days with bitmap editors, creating new and different icons and background patterns for all to see. Also: 'window dressing', the act of applying new fonts, colors, etc. See {fritterware}, ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0
... window borders — now they perfectly match my medium slate blue background." Serious window shoppers will spend their days with bitmap editors, creating new and different icons and background patterns for all to see. Also: 'window dressing', the act of applying new fonts, colors, etc. ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0


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