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drop cloth

drop cloth is the alternative form of dropcloth.

Meaning of dropcloth

Noun

dropcloth (plural dropcloths)

  1. A 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.

Forms of drop cloth

pluraldrop cloths

Questions about drop cloth

What is drop cloth the alternative form of?
Drop cloth is the alternative form of dropcloth.

Words near drop cloth in the dictionary

  1. drop capital
  2. drop capitals
  3. drop caps
  4. drop ceiling
  5. drop ceilings
  6. drop cloth
  7. drop cloths
  8. drop crotch
  9. drop crotched
  10. drop crotches
  11. drop crotching

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