Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A layer of a substance spread over a surface for protection or decoration; a covering layer.
- noun Cloth for making coats.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A covering; any substance spread over a surface for protection or ornamentation: as, a coating of plaster or tin-foil.
- noun Cloth for coats: as, an assortment of coatings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection.
- noun Cloth for coats.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A thin
outer layer . - noun archaic
Cloth for makingcoats . - verb Present participle of
coat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- noun a thin layer covering something
- noun a heavy fabric suitable for coats
- noun the work of applying something
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Examples
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A cell-friendly protein coating is then added to the sphere followed by a sheet of pulsing cultured heart cells.
Boing Boing: November 26, 2006 - December 2, 2006 Archives 2006
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I don't care what penis materials are on this or what kind of coating is on the window (this includes penis coating). .with a name like "Prombron" this is NOT a bad ass car. zavatone
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I don't care what penis materials are on this or what kind of coating is on the window (this includes penis coating). .with a name like "Prombron" this is NOT a bad ass car. zavatone
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The soft coffee meringue with the chocolate coating is making my mouth water.
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And the crunch from the cinnamon/sugar coating is the best part!
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Rem 887 Combo: That polymer camo coating is slipperier than wet ice when you have mitt/gloves on.
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Rem 887 Combo: That polymer camo coating is slipperier than wet ice when you have mitt/gloves on.
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And the crunch from the cinnamon/sugar coating is the best part!
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Scientists Create New Super-Insulating Smart Roof From Cooking Oil The new "bio-coating" is made from cooking oil – Inhabitat about mission submit a story shop advertise with us support us press contact sign up
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I smell bullshit and insincerity wrapped in coating of complete nonsense and idiocy ….
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They’re often made by dropping solutions of materials on to a spinning plate in a process called spin coating, which is impractical for large-scale manufacturing.
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