Need to clarify dictionary meaning of el escaparate.

Question

Here is what the dictionary says:

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masculine noun 1. (shop) window, display window

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escaparate [es-cah-pa-rah’-tay] noun

1. Press, case, cupboard (vitrina). (m)
2. Shop window (de tienda). (m)

case? Is this a display case?

press? ????

cupboard? I have a china display cupboard, so is this what they are talking about?

Gracias

Answer 1

I was wondering too, press, no idea, so I just found this:

1. m. Cuba y Ven. armario.

I had no idea press could be a cupboard.

Me too, loved the pics by gfreed. - foxluv, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 2

Apparently all of the above

Answer 3

Press is a new one on me.

Linen press

Traditionally, a linen-press (or just press) is a cabinet, usually of woods such as oak, walnut, or mahogany, and designed for storing sheets, table-napkins, clothing, and other textiles. Such Linen-presses were made chiefly in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and are now considered decorative examples of antique furniture

press cupboard ? noun English Furniture .

a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.

press

Wow, ya learn something new every day. I have never seen this before, thanks! - foxluv, Sep 20, 2011