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
Coated in flour and cornmeal, green tomatoes hold their shape better than their melty red siblings, yet they're still juicy to the bite.
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022
Candy Coated Christmas Holiday tale set in a small town.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021
She will star in Discovery+'s first original movie titled "Candy Coated Christmas."
From Fox News • Sep. 17, 2021
The Stables must likewise be Built near the House in a warm place, but not turned towards the Chimney; for Horses that often see the Fire, are generally ill Coated.
From An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author by Perrault, Claude
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