dropcloth

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noun

A large piece of plastic, canvas, or other fabric put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.

“The chair was draped in a dropcloth.”

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Meanings

noundropcloth (plural dropcloths)

plural dropcloths · alternative drop cloth

  1. A large piece of plastic, canvas, or other fabric put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.

    The chair was draped in a dropcloth.

    1 more example

    Always put down a dropcloth before you paint a ceiling.

Origin

First attested in 1925, from drop + cloth.

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APA

dropcloth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropcloth

MLA

“dropcloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropcloth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropcloth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropcloth.

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