win·dow-dress·ing also win·dow dress·ing (w n d -dr s ng)n. 1. 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). win dow-dresser n. |
window-dressing
Noun
1. the art of arranging goods in shop windows in such a way as to attract customers
2. an attempt to make something seem better than it is by stressing only its attractive features: do you think that the president's calling for an investigation is window-dressing, or do you think he actually means to do something?
window-dresser n
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