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drop cloth

NOUN
protective cloth
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To make custom curtains similar to those she spotted at Anthropologie, she dyed a 6-by-9-foot canvas drop cloth from Harbor Freight, which cost $6.99.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

In a crumbly brick building along the industrial waterfront, the actor Adrien Brody knelt on a drop cloth, smearing and swirling paint with a plastic card until it formed patterns, layers and streaks.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2022

Every night, he would roll up the drop cloth, vacuum and take a shower.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2021

She’s also found that the mats work well as a drop cloth under a baby’s high chair and, in a pinch, as a compact bath mat.

From Slate Jan. 4, 2019

It’s empty now, a drop cloth on the floor, a tangle of wires poking out of the center of the ceiling.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri



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