window dressv.

Brit.

/ˈwɪndə(ʊ) drɛs/, U.S.

/ˈwɪndoʊ ˌdrɛs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., dress v.

Etymology: < window n. + dress v., after window dresser n. and window dressing n. Compare dress v. 22d.

1. intransitive. To arrange and display goods attractively in a shop window.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > keep shop or work in shop > prepare shop (displays)

window dress1880

1880 Liverpool Mercury 13 Nov. 4/7 (advt.) To Hatters—A Young Man, just disengaged... Can use the iron, and window dress.

1926 Irish Times 12 Nov. 2/5 How fine it would be if people took the pains to window dress, showing a good selection of the stock that they possess.

1971 D. Clark Sick to Death iii. 56 Nobody will let us near a shop to window dress on Saturdays.

2012 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Nov. The shop is part of the course, teaching the students how to fit out the boutique, window dress and balance the books.

2. transitive. To arrange or present (something) in a way that creates a falsely favourable impression; spec. to manipulate (a balance sheet or portfolio) so as to suggest falsely a strong financial position. Also intransitive. Cf. window dressing n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > perpetrate (a swindle) [verb (transitive)] > defraud or swindle

defraud1362

deceivec1380

plucka1500

lurch1530

defeata1538

souse1545

lick1548

wipe1549

fraud1563

use1564

cozen1573

nick1576

verse1591

rooka1595

trim1600

skelder1602

firk1604

dry-shave1620

fiddle1630

nose1637

foista1640

doa1642

sharka1650

chouse1654

burn1655

bilk1672

under-enter1692

sharp1699

stick1699

finger1709

roguea1714

fling1749

swindle1773

jink1777

queer1778

to do over1781

jump1789

mace1790

chisel1808

slang1812

bucket1819

to clean out1819

give it1819

to put in the hole1819

ramp1819

sting1819

victimize1839

financier1840

gum1840

snakea1861

to take down1865

verneuk1871

bunco1875

rush1875

gyp1879

salt1882

daddle1883

work1884

to have (one) on toast1886

slip1890

to do (a person) in the eye1891

sugar1892

flay1893

to give (someone) the rinky-dink1895

con1896

pad1897

screw1900

short-change1903

to do in1906

window dress1913

ream1914

twist1914

clean1915

rim1918

tweedle1925

hype1926

clip1927

take1927

gazump1928

yentz1930

promote1931

to take (someone) to the cleaners1932

to carve up1933

chizz1948

stiff1950

scam1963

to rip off1969

to stitch up1970

skunk1971

to steal (someone) blind1974

diddle-

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)]

showc1175

feignc1340

clothe1393

colourc1400

gloze1430

pretence1548

whiten1583

maska1593

vizard1628

tissuea1639

to whiten up1746

act1790

veneer1875

histrionize1876

window dress1913

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > keep accounts [verb (transitive)] > enter in an account > other book-keeping procedures > fraudulent

salt1882

window dress1913

paintc1390

set1540

daub1543

plaster1546

varnish1571

to gild over1574

adorn1589

parget1592

glaze1605

apparel1615

pranka1616

lustre1627

candidate1628

varnish1641

lacquer1688

whitewash1703

tinsel1748

duff1750

fineer1765

veneer1847

superficialize1851

gloss1879

window dress1913

beglamour1926

sportswash2012

1913 J. M. Keynes Indian Currency & Finance vii. 205 It is scarcely possible..that they should ‘window-dress’ their balance sheets.

1957 A. C. L. Day Outl. Monetary Econ. xiii. 177 Each of the four of the Big Five banks which window-dressed its balance sheet made it up on a different day of the week from the others.

1998 Cycling Today July 9/3 They seem to be stalling on tough legislation, and ‘window dressing’ rather than looking towards radical..solutions.

2013 K. P. Yong Due Diligence in China iii. 87 The entire process is usually window dressed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	window dress
释义	window dressv. Brit. /ˈwɪndə(ʊ) drɛs/, U.S. /ˈwɪndoʊ ˌdrɛs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., dress v. Etymology: < window n. + dress v., after window dresser n. and window dressing n. Compare dress v. 22d. 1. intransitive. To arrange and display goods attractively in a shop window. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > keep shop or work in shop > prepare shop (displays) window dress1880 1880 Liverpool Mercury 13 Nov. 4/7 (advt.) To Hatters—A Young Man, just disengaged... Can use the iron, and window dress. 1926 Irish Times 12 Nov. 2/5 How fine it would be if people took the pains to window dress, showing a good selection of the stock that they possess. 1971 D. Clark Sick to Death iii. 56 Nobody will let us near a shop to window dress on Saturdays. 2012 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Nov. The shop is part of the course, teaching the students how to fit out the boutique, window dress and balance the books. 2. transitive. To arrange or present (something) in a way that creates a falsely favourable impression; spec. to manipulate (a balance sheet or portfolio) so as to suggest falsely a strong financial position. Also intransitive. Cf. window dressing n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > perpetrate (a swindle) [verb (transitive)] > defraud or swindle defraud1362 deceivec1380 plucka1500 lurch1530 defeata1538 souse1545 lick1548 wipe1549 fraud1563 use1564 cozen1573 nick1576 verse1591 rooka1595 trim1600 skelder1602 firk1604 dry-shave1620 fiddle1630 nose1637 foista1640 doa1642 sharka1650 chouse1654 burn1655 bilk1672 under-enter1692 sharp1699 stick1699 finger1709 roguea1714 fling1749 swindle1773 jink1777 queer1778 to do over1781 jump1789 mace1790 chisel1808 slang1812 bucket1819 to clean out1819 give it1819 to put in the hole1819 ramp1819 sting1819 victimize1839 financier1840 gum1840 snakea1861 to take down1865 verneuk1871 bunco1875 rush1875 gyp1879 salt1882 daddle1883 work1884 to have (one) on toast1886 slip1890 to do (a person) in the eye1891 sugar1892 flay1893 to give (someone) the rinky-dink1895 con1896 pad1897 screw1900 short-change1903 to do in1906 window dress1913 ream1914 twist1914 clean1915 rim1918 tweedle1925 hype1926 clip1927 take1927 gazump1928 yentz1930 promote1931 to take (someone) to the cleaners1932 to carve up1933 chizz1948 stiff1950 scam1963 to rip off1969 to stitch up1970 skunk1971 to steal (someone) blind1974 diddle- the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] showc1175 feignc1340 clothe1393 colourc1400 gloze1430 pretence1548 whiten1583 maska1593 vizard1628 tissuea1639 to whiten up1746 act1790 veneer1875 histrionize1876 window dress1913 society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > keep accounts [verb (transitive)] > enter in an account > other book-keeping procedures > fraudulent salt1882 window dress1913 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > present speciously [verb (transitive)] > improve appearance paintc1390 set1540 daub1543 plaster1546 varnish1571 to gild over1574 adorn1589 parget1592 glaze1605 apparel1615 pranka1616 lustre1627 candidate1628 varnish1641 lacquer1688 whitewash1703 tinsel1748 duff1750 fineer1765 veneer1847 superficialize1851 gloss1879 window dress1913 beglamour1926 sportswash2012 1913 J. M. Keynes Indian Currency & Finance vii. 205 It is scarcely possible..that they should ‘window-dress’ their balance sheets. 1957 A. C. L. Day Outl. Monetary Econ. xiii. 177 Each of the four of the Big Five banks which window-dressed its balance sheet made it up on a different day of the week from the others. 1998 Cycling Today July 9/3 They seem to be stalling on tough legislation, and ‘window dressing’ rather than looking towards radical..solutions. 2013 K. P. Yong Due Diligence in China iii. 87 The entire process is usually window dressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1880
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