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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But the original piece, plain and coated in water droplets, survives on the cover of “Feuerman: Superrealist Sculptures.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
These gold structures are coated with even smaller platinum particles, creating a specially engineered surface that enables the chemical reaction needed to process glucose.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
I chopped up a head of green cabbage, coated it with the miso butter and let the oven do the rest.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The company has said it could lay off as many as 500 workers as it idles cold-rolled and coated steel operations in Hamilton, Ontario, and concentrates on hot-roll products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Liyana had a stomachache when they learned it so she kept picturing the inside of her stomach coated with silver.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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