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单词 drop cloth
释义

drop cloth

noun

: a protective sheet (such as of cloth or plastic) used especially by painters to cover floors and furniture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web If cleaning inside, consider laying down a plastic drop cloth or towel to protect your floor. Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022 Use a drop cloth to cover any surfaces in the room to keep them clean. Chelsea Evers, Country Living, 6 July 2022 Shut off the power to outlets, and remove the cover plates. Protect the countertop by layering cardboard over a heavy canvas drop cloth. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Make the Ornaments Protect a work surface with a drop cloth or paper. Kim Hutchison, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2021 But that principle of displacement is a truth of all modernist art, where shifts in practice come from seeing in the margins of an activity—like the spattered paint on a drop cloth—the possibilities of something central. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2021 Lay down newspaper or a drop cloth to make sure the paint doesn't trickle down to your floor. Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2021 First, lay a drop cloth under the brick wall and tape it down to prevent tripping. Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 16 Mar. 2021 Protect your work surface with a drop cloth or towels. Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

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