devanture

French

Etymology

From devant +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /də.vɑ̃.tyʁ/

Noun

devanture f (plural devantures)

frontage (shop front)
(by extension) shop window (or the display in it)
Synonym: vitrine
- 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎:
  Le pardessus ouvert, je me regardais à toutes les devantures, sans en avoir l’air. J’ai remarqué que je suis beaucoup mieux dans les vitrines que dans les vraies glaces.
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Further reading

“devanture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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