coated

[koh-tid]

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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.

Origin of coated

First recorded in 1555–65; coat + -ed³

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

coat

[koht]

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

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

Synonyms for coat

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8. spread, smear, encrust.

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Related Words for coated

laminate, cover, paint, glaze, smear, stain, plate, varnish, enamel, plaster, crust, surface, foil, spread, apply, incrust

Examples from the Web for coated

Contemporary Examples of coated

Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.
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December 24, 2014
Birds eat their berries, which are coated in gluey material called viscin.
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December 21, 2014
Each of them was coated in something resembling a gray, sticky batter.
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The result was the skeleton of his sculptures, which he then coated with a skin of play dough.
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March 14, 2014
The cards can also be coated with a thin corn-based plastic overlay.
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November 29, 2013

Historical Examples of coated

Then from head to foot he was coated with a substance cool and moist.
Two Thousand Miles Below
Charles Willard Diffin
The surface may or may not be coated with some bituminous material.
American Rural Highways
T. R. Agg
If the heat is sufficient, the iron will get coated, and be ready for use.
Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880
Various
The article to be coated is merely dipped into the solution.
Practical Mechanics for Boys
J. S. Zerbe
It is then coated with shellac by heating and rubbing upon the shellac.
On Laboratory Arts
Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for coated

coated

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

coat

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

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.

coat

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

coated in Medicine

coat

[kōt]

n.

The outer covering or enveloping layer or layers of an organ or part.