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
Other Word Forms
- multicoated adjective
- uncoated adjective
- well-coated adjective
Etymology
Origin of coated
Example Sentences
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Big winding machines then roll up the coated sheets, followed by a 20-ton pressing machine that squeezes them tightly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The mechanism works by moving an adhesive coated belt around the outside of the cell, pulling the bacterium forward in a motion that resembles a microscopic snowmobile.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Dust coated a row of motorbikes parked nearby.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
The light of the candle revealed that it was made of stone and thickly coated in dust.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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