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masking tape
noun
- an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
masking tape
noun
- an adhesive tape used to mask and protect surfaces surrounding an area to be painted
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Word History and Origins
Origin of masking tape1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
I know from her students that the masking tape incident involved little more than hilarity.
From The Daily Beast
Models wore slicked-back ponytails mounted high on their heads with strips of latex that looked like masking tape.
From The Daily Beast
The cap was laid on the carburetor flange and stuck in place with painter's masking tape.
From Project Gutenberg
Did you put some masking tape over that bit of cardboard before you moved it?
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