Difference between Drop Cloth and Drop Curtain

DROP CLOTH vs DROP CURTAIN: NOUN

An impermeable sheet of material meant to catch paint or other hard-to-clean substances.
A sheet of material used to cover objects or surfaces while painting a ceiling or wall of a house, so as to protect objects from being marred by drops of paint splashed inadvertantly in the painting process. Originally such drop cloths were made of cloth, but more recently paper or plastic have also commonly been used.
A sheet, as of cloth or plastic, for protection against spills or dripping, used especially by painters.
A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
A large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted

Same as drop, 9 .
A theater curtain that is lowered or raised vertically rather than drawn to the side.
An unframed curtain that is lowered to a stage from the flies, often serving as background scenery.
A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

Dress shield, Tarpaulin, Court plaster, Huckaback, Winceyette, Dustcloth, Cerecloth, Waistcloth, Dossil, Shelter tent, Spongiopilin, Tarp, Piece of cloth, Drop curtain, Drop

Drapery, Night table, Electric socket, Pier glass, Velarium, Wall unit, Pier table, Electric blanket, Lambrequin, Uncurtain, Towel bar, Euphroe, Curtain, Drop cloth, Drop

Courtepy, Dress shield, Tarpaulin, Court plaster, Huckaback, Winceyette, Dustcloth, Cerecloth, Waistcloth, Dossil, Shelter tent, Spongiopilin, Tarp, Piece of cloth, Drop curtain

Hallstand, Drapery, Night table, Electric socket, Pier glass, Velarium, Wall unit, Pier table, Electric blanket, Lambrequin, Uncurtain, Towel bar, Euphroe, Curtain, Drop cloth

Spread a drop cloth under your bike, or roll it outside.
Your billboard paper must have looked like a big drop cloth.
Cover the drop cloth with newspaper to soak up any spills.
Tools needed: Protective gloves, drop cloth and a stable work surface.
You have to buy the plastic sheeting, not a drop cloth.
Lee set up a drop cloth for me to lay on.
Monogrammed Drop Cloth Tree Skirt PLUS a MEGA HUGE GIVEAWAY!
To cover the table I used canvas drop cloth.
Why not drop cloth robes for paladins then?
This table cloth comes in many different sizes and it has the same feel as the drop cloth.