drop cloth
noun
: a protective sheet (such as of cloth or plastic) used especially by painters to cover floors and furniture
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Then, last year, Wagner got the idea to make a jacket out of old painters’ drop cloths after seeing a Facebook Marketplace listing for hundreds of pounds of used cloth.
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Protect surrounding areas with a drop cloth if needed.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Use one or more drop cloths to protect the bathroom floor, then remove the toilet lid and slide a garbage bag over the tank.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Prepare the area with drop cloths and painters tape, then paint the edges first.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
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Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Protect surrounding areas with a drop cloth if needed.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Use one or more drop cloths to protect the bathroom floor, then remove the toilet lid and slide a garbage bag over the tank.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Prepare the area with drop cloths and painters tape, then paint the edges first.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drop cloth
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“Drop cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20cloth. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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