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win·dow-dress·ing also win·dow dress·ing (w

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a. Decorative exhibition of retail merchandise in store windows.

b. Goods and trimmings used in such displays.

2. A means of improving appearances or creating a falsely favorable impression: "The realignment ... may be more window dressing than a substantive change in how the company does business" (Connie Guglielmo).

window-dresser n.

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Noun	1.	window dressing - a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant facade deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
	2.	window dressing - the decoration of shop windows decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

Translations

window dressing n (Comm) → vetrinistica (fig) → fumo negli occhi

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