shade cloth

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a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.

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After planting, transplants should be protected from sun and wind, at least for their first 24 hours, with horticultural row covers or shade cloth.
Time to dig in|Adrian Higgins|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
A row cover or shade cloth can be used to give spring transplants the protection they need from sun, wind and cold to prevent dire wilting.
Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? It’s possible, even in colder climes.|Adrian Higgins|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist|Judnick Mayard|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It took me 1,015 strokes to see this shade of green in a world of orange, and my jaw nearly dropped.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But publicly throwing shade at Louis Vuitton wasn't Kanye's first fashion faux pas.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paper and cloth are cheap, what people are paying for is the story.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later schools empty out children, who race over to play games in the shade.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He thrust the Cardinal's mantle into it, and stood over the smouldering cloth, till the whole was consumed to ashes.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The Seneschal leaned back, and was concerned to feel his pulses throbbing a shade too quickly.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The seeds of some species are of a dark brown while others are of a lighter shade.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Lady Maude sat alone in her room; the white robes upon her, the orthodox veil, meant to shade her fair face thrown back from it.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Her eyes were not nearly as soft as they had been, while she picked up the hanging folds of pink cloth, and went on.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson