dropcloth
dropcloth · dropcloths
A large piece of plastic, canvas, or other fabric put over something to protect it…A large piece of plastic, canvas, or other fabric put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
Meaning
1 sensesA large piece of plastic, canvas, or other fabric put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
Always put down a dropcloth before you paint a ceiling.
The chair was draped in a dropcloth.
Origin
First attested in 1925, from drop + cloth.First attested in 1925, from drop + cloth.
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