noun
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a layer or film spread over a surface for protection or decoration
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a heavy fabric suitable for coats
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dialect a severe rebuke; ticking-off
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of coating
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Party wings are another reliable crowd-pleaser: Farmer Focus wings come pre-split, grill quickly and only need a coating of Tabañero BBQ sauce near the end so it can caramelize and get sticky.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Introducing a modest number of bubbles created a much more even coating, while increasing the bubble concentration further caused particles to collect near the center of the droplet instead.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to newly applied coating on the bottom of the pool.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The new coating also began to peel off the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The planet's famous red color is from iron oxide coating everything.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The company benefited from a 3.9 billion euro disposal gain from its coatings division deal with Carlyle, while revenue rose 6.2% to 33.23 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The figure was boosted by a one-off gain from finalising the sale of its coatings division to US investment firm Carlye.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Because the mirror image versions of the same molecule interact differently with the coatings, they move through the tubes at different speeds, allowing the instrument to separate them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Pavements with reflective coatings can reduce local temperatures by a few degrees, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Huge gears lay exposed under the floor, wicked teeth intertwined, gleaming with oily coatings.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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