coated

[ koh-tid ]

adjective

1. having a coat.
2. (of paper) having a highly polished coating coating applied to provide a smooth surface for printing.
3. (of a fabric) having a coating, coating, as of plastic, paint, or pyroxylin, to make it impervious to moisture.

coated

/ ˈkəʊtɪd /

adjective

1. covered with an outer layer, film, etc
2. (of paper) having a coating of a mineral, esp china clay, to provide a very smooth surface
3. (of textiles) having been given a plastic or other surface
4. See bloomed
   photog optics another word for bloomed

Other Words From

• multi·coated adjective
• un·coated adjective
• well-coated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coated¹

First recorded in 1555–65; coat + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The fully multi-coated optics of these binoculars are ideal for mid-sized bird watching.

From Popular-Science

If you’re concerned about this, ceramic-coated appliances like the Aria make great alternatives.

From Outside Online

Given that each starter weighs no more than one of my tried-and-true coated cotton balls, I’m replacing the cotton with the instant starters for all future outdoor activities.

From Outside Online

Likewise, thin, slick braid or coated wire leader will bite into softer, thicker mono.

From Popular-Science

The coated tenders are then baked on a wire rack set over a sheet pan, which allows for optimal airflow for all-around crunch.

From Washington Post

Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.

From The Daily Beast

Birds eat their berries, which are coated in gluey material called viscin.

From The Daily Beast

“I like decorating my slaves,” she said, referencing the rope, her thin, crimson-coated lips peeling off her front teeth.

From The Daily Beast

Forensic tests showed the birds died after becoming coated in sludge, Hubbard said.

From The Daily Beast

Each of them was coated in something resembling a gray, sticky batter.

From The Daily Beast

But, before they can be used for this purpose, these leaves are coated with lime made from oyster shells and then folded up.

From Project Gutenberg

The Korean ponies are small, fine-coated animals, little larger than Shetland ponies.

From Project Gutenberg

There were eunuchs too, black frock-coated—and the chief eunuch, an important personage who ranks very high.

From Project Gutenberg

Outwardly cold, Sir Henry seemed to his youthful observer, who now knew him better, to resemble a volcano coated with ice.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of them took him for a guerrilla fleeing from his foes, and looked in vain for blue-coated pursuers.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• camouflaged
• capped
• closed
• concealed
• enclosed
• hidden
• painted
• protected
• shielded
• topped
• wrapped