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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Origin of coating
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This coating then acts as a framework for rebuilding the mineral structure of enamel.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to newly applied coating on the bottom of the pool.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s blended with an almost unreasonable amount of lemon zest and juice before coating every ridge of cavatappi.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
His roughly $16 million restoration of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became a national news story when algae blooms clouded the water and pieces of the pool’s new coating floated to the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
She applied another coating of termite mud, turned the boat over, and winced when she saw the damage caused by the spur of rock.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
Free AuNPs may have struggled to remain stable in the original soup because they generally require organic surface coatings.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Syensqo’s performance and care business operates in the consumer care, agriculture, coatings and mining markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Before then, it bought hair-care brand Not Your Mother’s and coatings company Stahl, and is undertaking a broader acquisition strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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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