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Coating

//ˈkəʊtɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thin outer layer.

    "They painted on a coating to protect it from the weather."

  2. 2
    the work of applying something wordnet
  3. 3
    Cloth for making coats. archaic
  4. 4
    a thin layer covering something wordnet
  5. 5
    A telling-off; a reprimand. slang

    "The bogey gave him a right coating."

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  1. 6
    a heavy fabric suitable for coats wordnet
  2. 7
    a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of coat form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "We spent hours coating the truffles with cocoa powder so they wouldn't be sticky."

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