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masking tape

noun [U]
 
 

Definition

sticky paper in a long roll that is used especially when painting to protect the edges of an area that you do not want to be paintedInterior decorationBands, straps and strips
(Definition of masking tape noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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