masking tape

noun mask·ing tape \ ˈmas-kiŋ- \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Definition of masking tape

: a tape with adhesive on one side that has a variety of uses (as to cover a surface when painting near it)

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Recent Examples of masking tape from the Web

At the placemat nearest the photo, where on his final visit home Tyler might have eaten breakfast, there’s a Priority Mail envelope sealed with masking tape.

— greg bishop, SI.com, "A College QB's Suicide. A Family's Search for Answers.," 26 June 2018
The name of the last occupant is scrawled in pen on a piece of masking tape outside the doorway.

— bill plaschke, latimes.com, "What's the magic behind six Kentucky Derby winners? This horse caretaker from rural Mexico prepares horses for stardom," 4 June 2018
Remember the nameless elderly man Cunanan seduced and then very nearly smothered with masking tape in last week's episode?

— emma dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace Episode 3 Spotlights Andrew Cunanan's Less Famous Victims," 1 Feb. 2018
Warning: cover your pets' ears and put masking tape on the window panes.

— Fox News, "Conway on Trump's pro-life agenda, North Korea and trade," 23 May 2018
The Moore High School sophomore even brought one of her textbooks for show-and-tell: a tattered 12-year-old history book held together by masking tape.

— omar villafranca, CBS News, "Teachers in Oklahoma, Kentucky go on strike, demanding higher wages," 2 Apr. 2018
At the Virgin Galactic office building, masking tape marks the carpet floors, perhaps in anticipation of future furniture arrangements.

— ingrid burrington, The Atlantic, "New Mexico’s Sad Bet on Space Exploration," 2 Mar. 2018
This belt which may or may not be made of masking tape. 2.

— kelsey stiegman, Seventeen, "10 Prom Dress Fails That'll Make You Cringe," 3 May 2017
Additionally, Supervisor Aaron Peskin called for a hearing on the city’s broken emergency call boxes, many of which are covered with towels and masking tape.

— rachel swan, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF supes consider all-gender bathrooms in SROs, planning commissioner named," 6 Feb. 2018

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