plated
Americanadjective
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coated with a thin film of gold, silver, etc., as for ornamental purposes.
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covered or overlaid with metal plates for protection.
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(of a knitted fabric) made of two yarns, as wool on the face and cotton on the back.
adjective
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coated with a layer of metal
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( in combination )
gold-plated
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(of a fabric) knitted in two different yarns so that one appears on the face and the other on the back
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The fossil, which comes from a plated dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago, is also helping researchers propose a new explanation for how stegosaurs evolved and spread across the world.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Within a few years the academy switched to a lighter tin-based alloy known as Britannia metal, plated in layers of copper, nickel silver and gold.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
It is plated with 99.9% pure platinum and is marketed as “invite-only,” though anyone can request access on Robinhood’s website.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
At Johnson Camp, ore is coated with bacteria and acid and heaped into a pile, where the copper drips out and into a facility where the metal is plated onto ready-to-use cathodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Denver, the capital of Colorado, has a capitol with a gold- plated dome.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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