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drop cloth

NOUN
protective cloth
Synonyms


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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

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

He walked in, straightened the drop cloth in the front hall, and made his way to the back of the house.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers



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