- present participle of plate.
noun
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a coating or layer of material, esp metal
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a layer or covering of metal plates
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She once filmed herself plating an elaborate dessert—a petit gâteau in the shape of a Christmas ornament from the Miami bakery Bachour—only to have it slip off her spatula and break.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Series creator Christopher Storer conveys this in the briefest, tightest shots of hands lovingly plating food, as well as in panoramic views of the series as a whole.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Max Muncy supplied their lone early RBIs, plating one run on a fourth-inning double and another on a sixth-inning groundout.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Under the heat lamps of the serving counter his team of chefs are busy carving a chunk of crispy pork belly, plating haddock fishcakes and replenishing huge bowls of new potatoes and roasted carrots.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024
The iron plating was now so hot it steamed.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
After roasting the pumpkin, Guard and his team remove the flesh and aren’t afraid to push it to exotic places with bold platings like Thai and Indian pumpkin curry.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
Today — to set issues of preparation aside — menu components go missing at the Palace Kitchen, platings seem paltry.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
That includes new straps and two new models you can buy it in, with 18k gold and platinum platings on top of the watch's existing stainless steel body.
From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2016
This is having a raucous night out with other high-minded food people, hold the twee platings and garnishes.
From Forbes ● Oct. 14, 2014
The volante was sometimes splendidly decorated with costly silver platings and rich stuffs.
From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey
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