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dust cover

1. A removable or hinged plastic cover used to protect a piece of equipment, such as a turntable or printer.

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dust cover

1. (Textiles) another name for dustsheet

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) another name for dust jacket

3. a perspex cover for the turntable of a record player

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dust′ cov`er

1. a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment.

2. jacket (def. 5).

[1900–05]

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Noun	1.	dust cover - a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed book jacket, dust jacket, dust wrapper jacket - an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets"
	2.	dust cover - a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period dust sheet piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
	3.	dust cover - a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

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Thick dust covered the floor within the doorway, indicating that a great period of time had elapsed since human foot had trod it--a secret way, doubtless, unknown to living Manatorians.

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