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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

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

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

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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