"drop cloth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drop cloths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop cloth (plural drop cloths)
  1. A highly impermeable sheet of material meant to catch paint and similar substances to prevent floor stains. Related terms: dust sheet, tarp
    Sense id: en-drop_cloth-en-noun-pfMyDFWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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