Usage of "drop cloth"

A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery.

Использование термина drop cloth на английском

Lee plopped down on the paint-splattered drop cloth that covered the polished wood floor. 
 Water, stone, heart 

She carefully removed the items and laid them out on a plastic drop cloth. 
 The athena project: a thriller 

Barbara looked at the splotches that covered the drop cloth, cringed and sat down. 
 Day by day 

I had spread a drop cloth on the floor while I was waiting for him. 
 Leaving Time 

He pulled out several tiny ink caps and tacked them down to the drop cloth. 
 Ink Exchange 

If you drop cloth, the stain never comes out. 
 The Guardian 

The drop cloth on the couch all wrinkled. 
 Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology 

Ain't you heard of a drop cloth? 
 The life you've imagined 

A few feet away, the soon-to-be receptionist's desk sat covered in a drop cloth, the perfect destination for them. 
 Any way you want me 

I doubt she was thinking about me making a quick tackle, then rolling her onto her back on the drop cloth. 
 Love- from his point of view! 

I darted into the back of the wagon and wiggled my way between pieces of scenery, covering myself with a burlap drop cloth. 
 Shadow and Bone 

A black drop cloth in the middle of the floor had dried paint on it, but the rest of the room was clean. 
 Body work 

She didn't take the time to carefully calculate each brush stroke, nor did she care that she was making a mess on the drop cloth. 
 It Must Be Love 

The paint cans were stacked by the ladder and the folded drop cloths. 
 Joe Burke's Last Stand 

Drop cloths, ladders, and construction materials cluttered the scuffed hall floor. 
 Through the grinder 

Large white drop cloths shrouded her writing desk and dressing table. 
 The Golem and the Jinni 

Значения термина drop cloth на английском