plating

[ pley-ting ]

noun

1. a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.
2. an external layer of metal plates.
3. the act of a person or thing that plates.

plating

/ ˈpleɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. a coating or layer of material, esp metal
2. a layer or covering of metal plates

Word History and Origins

Origin of plating¹

First recorded in 1535–45; plat(e) ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Beautiful plating is crucial, and some chefs take it to the next level by presenting their food on all sorts of unusual things, like bricks, flat caps, or trowels, Spence says.

From Popular-Science

Armor plating from a scrapped warship was assembled, to a thickness of more than 40 feet.

From Washington Post

The great iron plating which supported the machinery had kept it together, and in one piece.

From Project Gutenberg

The heavy ship's plating was carried right up to the boat deck, and between the C and B decks was doubled.

From Project Gutenberg

The following methods of plating iron with nickel and silver appeared in a recent issue of a German paper.

From Project Gutenberg

They were struck repeatedly, but the balls fell harmlessly against the iron plating.

From Project Gutenberg

Her plating was but pine wood to the steel projectiles, flying with almost the swiftness of a minnie bullet.

From Project Gutenberg