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drop cloth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Household
ˈdrop cloth noun [countable]  DH American English a large cloth for covering furniture or floors in order to protect them from dust or paint 〔防止家具或地板落上灰尘或弄上油漆的〕罩单,罩布 SYN British English dustsheet
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drop clothQuestion, did you believe that is was safe to proceed with cleaning the oven without the use of a drop cloth?You cleaned the oven knowing that it was not safe to do that without a drop cloth, correct?Answer, at several points I did use the drop cloth.
ˈdrop cloth nounChineseSyllable
furniture floors or cloth large Corpus a order in covering for


drop cloth
ˈdrop cloth noun [countable]
American English a large cloth for covering furniture or floors in order to protect them from dust or paint
   SYN  dustsheet British English


drop clothBrE /ˈdrɒp klɒθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdrɑːp klɔːθ/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˈdust sheet) nouna large sheet that is used to protect floors, furniture, etc. from dust or paint (地板、家具等的)防尘罩,苫布