adjective
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covered with an outer layer, film, etc
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(of paper) having a coating of a mineral, esp china clay, to provide a very smooth surface
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(of textiles) having been given a plastic or other surface
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photog optics another word for bloomed
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Origin of coated
Example Sentences
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Coated head to toe in eye-catching gold paint, they stood perfectly still, leaning on glimmering canes and tipping their top hats open.
From New York Times • May 19, 2024
There's also TJ's Slightly Coated Dark Chocolate Almonds, which are made from dry-roasted California Almonds, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, nonfat dry milk, sea salt and maple sugar.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2023
She will star in Discovery+'s first original movie titled "Candy Coated Christmas."
From Fox News • Sep. 17, 2021
Bare Paper Co. until 1946, later became Combined Paper Mills, and then merged in 1971 with Appleton Coated Paper Co., operating as Appleton Papers for 20 years.
From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2021
"Coated" paper is treated differently, being covered with a fine coating, which, after super-calendering, gives the paper a glazed and smooth surface for fine half-tone illustrations.
From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Hitchcock, Frederick H.
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