noun
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a layer or film spread over a surface for protection or decoration
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a heavy fabric suitable for coats
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dialect a severe rebuke; ticking-off
Etymology
Origin of coating
Example Sentences
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The other thing—the much better-known thing—is that they’re putting a waterproofing coating down at the bottom of the pool.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
SS-H2 stands out because it attacks the problem not only with a coating or catalyst, but with a new alloy design strategy that changes how stainless steel protects itself.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
They have been used in a range of consumer products since the 1940s, from clothing and cosmetics to food packaging and nonstick cookware, often as a slippery coating to repel water or stains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
I can still conjure it: the heated seat warming my back, the hot chocolate coating my throat, the cinnamon strudel giving way under my teeth.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
It is distinct, sweet and yeasty, the smell of death, like spoiled bread, damp and swollen, coating walls, nostrils, skin, anything within reach, trying to tag it all.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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