The Clue
Furniture cover (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PRIMER
Tags
Notes
The answer PRIMER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
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First layer of furniture protection
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Definition
PRIMER as a noun:
1. an introductory textbook
2. (fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming) = any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
3. (flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat) = the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
PRIM as an adjective:
1. (dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee) = affectedly dainty or refined
2. (priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian) = exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"