Definitions
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- noun A large piece of
plastic orcanvas put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
Etymologies
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Examples
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When the photograph is shown in its entirety, it reveals her sitting casually atop a photo studio dropcloth.
Photos of crime victims, such as Chandra Levy, can become numbingly familiar Robin Givhan 2010
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Since it resembles the dropcloth in a particularly messy kitchen remodel, I can only hope that my chances of acquiring a Cassatt are on the rise...
Paul Schwennesen: Priceless: The Value of Nothing Paul Schwennesen 2012
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The ground was a velvety black dropcloth that went on forever in all directions.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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The ground was a velvety black dropcloth that went on forever in all directions.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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- I really REALLY need to get a "making stars" dropcloth.
'Cause everyone's doing it. tragic_elegance 2008
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Near the beginning, in the middle of a tense duet, a heavy white dropcloth that had descended to obscure the dancers 'top halves (intentionally), fell with a clatter to the stage (unintentionally).
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performs new works at the Kennedy Center Sarah Kaufman 2010
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In the background, near the middle of the screen a female Na'vi moves slightly and her dropcloth/crotch guard sways to the side.
Russ’s Avatar Review: A Grand, Colorful World with Lessons Writ in Blazing Neon | /Film 2009
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Myra shoved her living room chairs into the hall and lay down a dropcloth over the entire corner of the room next to the windows.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: PAINTERLAND Maggie Jochild 2007
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Also, when a high wind blew the dropcloth into the wet paint, I cursed "GODDAMMIT!" loud enough for the children playing in the street half a block down to hear.
State of D'Ferrett 2005
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It came with these wacky instructions, calling for (among other things) three cups of distilled water freshly boiled, special bowls, and scraps of dropcloth or recycled newspapers, plus cotton wadding and possibly a martini with a teeny peeled onion floating in it.
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