coated

[ koh-tid ]

/ ˈkoʊ tɪd /

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adjective

having a coat.

(of paper) having a highly polished coating applied to provide a smooth surface for printing.

(of a fabric) having a coating, as of plastic, paint, or pyroxylin, to make it impervious to moisture.

Nearby words

coat-of-mail shell, coat-tail, coat-trailing, coatbridge, coatdress, coated, coated pit, coated tongue, coated vesicle, coatee, coates

Origin of coated

First recorded in 1555–65; coat + -ed³

Related formsmul·ti·coat·ed, adjectiveun·coat·ed, adjectivewell-coat·ed, adjective

Definition for coated (2 of 2)

coat

[ koht ]

/ koʊt /

noun

an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body: a new fur coat; a coat for formal wear.

a natural integument or covering, as the hair, fur, or wool of an animal, the bark of a tree, or the skin of a fruit.

a layer of anything that covers a surface: That wall needs another coat of paint.

a mucous layer covering or lining an organ or connected parts, as on the tongue.

coat of arms.

Archaic. a petticoat or skirt.

Obsolete.

a garment indicating profession, class, etc.
the profession, class, etc., so indicated.

verb (used with object)

to cover with a layer or coating: He coated the wall with paint. The furniture was coated with dust.

to cover thickly, especially with a viscous fluid or substance: Heat the mixture until it coats a spoon. The boy was coated with mud from head to foot.

to cover or provide with a coat.

Origin of coat

1250–1300; Middle English cote < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare German Kotze, Old Saxon cott woolen coat

SYNONYMS FOR coat

8 spread, smear, encrust.

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Related formscoat·er, nouncoat·less, adjectivere·coat, verb (used with object)re·coat, noun

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Examples from the Web for coated

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Each of them was coated in something resembling a gray, sticky batter.
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The cards can also be coated with a thin corn-based plastic overlay.
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It was spherical, and was made of Persian silk, coated with varnish.
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When the finger is removed, it will be noted that a film has coated the surface.
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The iron rod was coated with sealing-wax and wound with a single layer of copper wire, the turns of wire not touching.
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Half an hour later all three were safe in the skipper's kitchen, breathless and coated with snow.
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This appliance consisted of merely a glass jar, coated on the outside and the inside with tin foil.
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British Dictionary definitions for coated (1 of 2)

coated

/ (ˈkəʊtɪd) /

adjective

covered with an outer layer, film, etc

(of paper) having a coating of a mineral, esp china clay, to provide a very smooth surface

(of textiles) having been given a plastic or other surface

photog optics another word for bloomed

British Dictionary definitions for coated (2 of 2)

coat

/ (kəʊt) /

noun

an outdoor garment with sleeves, covering the body from the shoulder to waist, knee, or foot

any similar garment, esp one forming the top to a suit

a layer that covers or conceals a surfacea coat of dust

the hair, wool, or fur of an animal

short for coat of arms

on the coat Australian in disfavour

verb

(tr often foll by with) to cover (with) a layer or covering

(tr) to provide with a coat

Word Origin for coat

C16: from Old French cote of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon kotta, Old High German kozzo

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Word Origin and History for coated (1 of 2)

coat

early 14c., "outer garment," from Old French cote "coat, robe, tunic, overgarment," from Frankish *kotta "coarse cloth" or some other Germanic source (cf. Old Saxon kot "woolen mantle," Old High German chozza "cloak of coarse wool," German Kotze "a coarse coat"), of unknown origin. Transferred to animal's natural covering late 14c. Extended 1660s to a layer of any substance covering any surface. Spanish, Portuguese cota, Italian cotta are Germanic loan-words.

Word Origin and History for coated (1 of 2)

coat

late 14c., "to provide with a coat," from coat (n.). Meaning "to cover with a substance" is from 1753. Related: Coated; coating.

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