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drop cloth

NOUN
protective cloth
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She says, “I cut the drop cloth into two panels, dyed them with fabric dye and then sewed them together.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Wedge a drop cloth or some newspapers on the floor underneath, and expect to apply one to two thorough coats.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022

Warning: This is a messy job best done over a drop cloth or on a floor you don’t mind getting very dirty.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022

The bags contained a cover for a bow saw, a receipt from a local hardware store, a drop cloth and a newspaper with the delivery address of an apartment house in Galveston.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020

He started to work, furiously tinkering with the sphere, pulling out anything he thought would help from his magic tool belt: a drop cloth, metal extenders, some string and grommets.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan



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