drop cloth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop klawth, kloth]
- /drɒp klɔθ, klɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop klawth, kloth]
- /drɒp klɔθ, klɒθ/

Definitions of drop cloth words

noun drop cloth a sheet of cloth, paper, plastic, or the like laid over furniture and floors for protection while a room is being painted or laid over shrubbery while the exterior of a house is being painted. 1
noun drop cloth protective sheet 1
noun drop cloth An impermeable sheet of material meant to catch paint or other hard-to-clean substances. 0

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Origin of drop cloth

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Drop cloth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drop cloth

drop cloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drop cloth usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for drop cloth

noun drop cloth

tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
ground cloth — groundsheet.
groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
tarp — tarpaulin.

All 4 Synonyms of drop cloth