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coated

[ koh-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having a coat.
(of paper) having a highly polished coating coating applied to provide a smooth surface for printing.
(of a fabric) having a coating, coating, as of plastic, paint, or pyroxylin, to make it impervious to moisture.

coated

/ ˈkəʊtɪd /

adjective

covered with an outer layer, film, etc
(of paper) having a coating of a mineral, esp china clay, to provide a very smooth surface
(of textiles) having been given a plastic or other surface
photog optics another word for bloomed

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Other Words From

multi·coated adjective
un·coated adjective
well-coated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coated¹

First recorded in 1555–65; coat + -ed ³

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Example Sentences

In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.

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Structures are coated in plaster to ensure they are waterproof — CalEarth claims there is no time limit to how many years, decades or centuries a SuperAdobe can last.

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Back then, Ksenia showed me how her car had been coated in paint and had its tyres slashed.

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The utilities were still out, and a fine layer of ash coated the floor, the orange benches, the foosball table.

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It noted that Linda had supplied photos of her mum with her eyes crusted and her tongue coated and dry.

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coat dress coated pit

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