dust cover
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3.1
- noun
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cubierta protectora
- After finishing his painting, he put a dust cover over the easel to protect it from the dust in the studio.
Examples
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Engineers were wise enough to put dust covers over most of the sensitive equipment, which limited damage from landing to one of two weather instruments (and minor at that).
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The camera came with a durable dust cover to keep it safe from dirt when not in use.
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Oh, it even has like a little pink little dust cover on it too.
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Burn marks and dust covered his space suit.
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They have a white a black and this yellow so pretty and even comes with like a nice little dust cover as well.
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She takes off its dust cover.
Fiction book (1991) -
Today it sits, forlorn and forgotten, under a dust cover beneath a table in my office.
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But I knew I had to find something, so I lifted up one of the dust covers and—
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Finding herself in a second-floor conservatory, it occurred to her that she had to lift up the dust cover of the large shape beside her and look underneath.
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She dreamed again that night, blurred dreams of walking through a large old house with all its furnishings swagged in dust covers.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
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2.7
An object placed over something to keep it safe from damage
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3.0
A removable cap that protects a camera lens from dust and scratches
A large cloth used to cover furniture when not in use to protect it from dust
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dust' (tiny particles) with 'cover' (an object that protects another item): it denotes a cover whose purpose is to keep off dust. This simple noun–noun composition follows common, cross-linguistic compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The equipment sense of dust cover comes from the plastic or cloth lid put over machines or instruments to keep dust off and stop damage when they are not in use. So it means 'a removable protective cover for equipment'.