- painted cloth
- painted cloth nounA hanging of cloth painted with figures, a substitute for tapestry, formerly common in taverns• • •Main Entry: ↑paint
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cloth — /klɒθ / (say kloth) noun (plural cloths /klɒθs / (say kloths)) 1. a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fibre, used for garments, upholstery, and many other purposes. 2. a piece of such a fabric… …
drop cloth — ► NOUN 1) (also drop curtain) a curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically on to a theatre stage. 2) N. Amer. a dust sheet … English terms dictionary
drop cloth — noun 1》 (also drop curtain) a curtain or painted cloth lowered vertically on to a theatre stage. 2》 N. Amer. a dust sheet … English new terms dictionary
sea cloth — noun : a painted cloth representing waves for use on a theatrical stage … Useful english dictionary
drop cloth — noun 1. a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • Syn: ↑drop curtain, ↑drop • Derivationally related forms: ↑drop (for: ↑drop) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tapa cloth — Tapa from the Lau Island Group of Fiji. Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a bark cloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands … Wikipedia
Field of the Cloth of Gold — The Field of Cloth of Gold, also known as the Field of Golden Cloth (French: Le Camp du Drap d Or ) is the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guînes and Ardres, in France, near Calais. It was the site of a spectacular meeting that took… … Wikipedia
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. Also, dropcloth. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
front cloth — front cloth, a painted stage curtain in front of which a scene is played: »Its gold front cloth showing a riverboat…then lifts to reveal a plushy red and gold setting for the minstrel show itself (Clive Barnes) … Useful english dictionary
Floor cloth — Floor Floor (fl[=o]r), n. [AS. fl[=o]r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[=o]r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
