NOUN
- a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
How To Use drop cloth In A Sentence
- In the study, he pulled the drop cloths off the crates holding his books-his and his great-aunt 's and his father's and his mother's. NEW YORK DEAD
- At first sight, his canvases resemble palettes and drop cloths rather than finished compositions.
- A few have mottled top layers with splashes of incongruous colors that seem to have come together with the randomness of drips of paint on a drop cloth.
- Cover the ground with canvas drop cloths to catch the paint chips.
- Question, did you believe that is was safe to proceed with cleaning the oven without the use of a drop cloth?
- Cover the work surface with plain newsprint or a drop cloth.
- Cover shrubs, the ground, and walkways with canvas drop cloths.
- • Protect the sofa and upholstered chairs with canvas drop cloths that the kids have hand-painted on a stainproof floor themselves. How To Avoid Housework
- Place a canvas drop cloth over the floor of the tub or shower to protect the surface from the sand-like grout that can scratch it.
- I already had roller covers, brushes, drop cloths (old table cloths), paint stir sticks, disposable paint tray liners, etc.
