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Noun: dust cover  dúst kú-vu(r)
  1. A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
    "The rare first edition still had its original dust cover";
    - book jacket, dust jacket, dust wrapper
     
  2. A large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
    "They covered the antique furniture with dust covers before leaving for their extended vacation";
    - dust sheet
     
  3. A removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment
    "He put the dust cover over the printer when it wasn't in use"

Derived forms: dust covers

Type of: jacket, piece of cloth, piece of material, protection, protective cover, protective covering

Encyclopedia: Dust cover