The painters put masking tape around the window frames to keep the paint off the glass.
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Masking tape — Painter s tape, a type of masking tape usually used for wall painting … Wikipedia
masking tape — ► NOUN ▪ adhesive tape used in painting to cover areas on which paint is not wanted … English terms dictionary
masking tape — [mas′kiŋ, mäs′kiŋ] n. tape for use in covering surfaces that border on an area to be painted so as to protect them … English World dictionary
masking tape — n [U] long narrow paper that is sticky on one side, used especially to protect the edge of an area which you are painting … Dictionary of contemporary English
masking tape — noun adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted • Syn: ↑masking paper • Hypernyms: ↑adhesive tape * * * noun [noncount] : a type of tape that is sticky on one side and that has many different uses (such as to… … Useful english dictionary
masking tape — {n.} A paper tape that is stuck around the edges of a surface being painted to keep the paint off the surface next to it. * /The painters put masking tape around the window frames to keep the paint off the glass./ … Dictionary of American idioms
masking tape — {n.} A paper tape that is stuck around the edges of a surface being painted to keep the paint off the surface next to it. * /The painters put masking tape around the window frames to keep the paint off the glass./ … Dictionary of American idioms
masking tape — N UNCOUNT Masking tape is plastic or paper tape which is sticky on one side and is used, for example, to protect part of a surface that you are painting … English dictionary
masking tape — mask′ing tape n. adhesive tape used esp. for protecting surfaces … From formal English to slang
masking tape — noun Date: 1936 a tape with adhesive on one side that has a variety of uses (as to cover a surface when painting near it) … New Collegiate Dictionary
