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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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
While it has plans to raise productivity with promised investment including a new semi-automated plating line, the firm faces a potential order gap next year after delivery of Glen Rosa.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Her style, which she described as “clear painting,” looks backward to mannerism and forward to futurism and has a high-gloss sheen to it, like the chrome plating of a motorcar.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
But while Grossman’s defense team seized on the plating issue to paint Erickson as a lawbreaker, the lead prosecutor dismissed the revelation as a years-old red herring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
They were warhorses like Alsvindr, bedecked in plating and royal standards.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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 principal use of tin is for protective platings on household utensils and in wrappings of tin-foil.
From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)
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