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1. groundsheet.2. a covering, usually of canvas, for the floor of a stage.[1915-20]
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ground cloth — n AmE a piece of material that water cannot pass through, which people sleep on when they are camping British Equivalent: groundsheet … Dictionary of contemporary English
ground cloth — ground ,cloth noun count AMERICAN a piece of plastic or other material that you use as the floor of a tent … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ground cloth — ground′ cloth n. 1) groundsheet 2) sbz a covering, usu. of canvas, for the floor of a stage • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
ground cloth — noun a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture • Syn: ↑groundsheet • Hypernyms: ↑piece of cloth, ↑piece of material … Useful english dictionary
ground cloth — noun Date: 1931 a waterproof sheet placed on the ground for protection (as of a sleeping bag) against soil moisture … New Collegiate Dictionary
ground cloth — noun (C) AmE a piece of material that water cannot pass through which people sleep on when they are camping; groundsheet BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ground sheet — noun, pl ⋯ sheets [count] Brit : ↑ground cloth … Useful english dictionary
Ground glass — is glass whose surface has been ground to produce a flat but rough (matte) finish. A sheet of ground glass is used for the manual focusing of both still and motion picture cameras.Some cameras have no separate viewfinder, but instead use a piece… … Wikipedia
ground|sheet — «GROWND SHEET», noun. a waterproof sheet spread on the ground as a protection against damp; grod cloth … Useful english dictionary
Cloth Hall, Ypres — The Cloth Hall, Ypres The Cloth Hall (Dutch: Lakenhal or Lakenhalle), of Ypres, Belgium, was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, when it served as the main market and warehouse for the Flemish city s prosperous cloth… … Wikipedia
