Meaning

3 senses

  1. A thin outer layer.

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

    Beschichtung

    слойsloj, облицо́вкаoblicóvka, покро́вpokróv

    a thin layer covering something

  2. (slang)A telling-off; a reprimand.

  3. (archaic)Cloth for making coats.

    a heavy fabric suitable for coats

Examples

10 sentences

  1. Tom is coating the wall with plaster.

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  2. I am coating the wall with lime.

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  3. We are coating the wall with clay.

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  4. Why are you coating this wall with lime?

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  5. His speciality is fresh fish with a salt coating.

    deSeine Spezialität ist frischer Fisch in Salzkruste zubereitet. — Espi

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a thin outer layer:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a thin outer layer:

Forms

plural: coatings
Singularcoating
Pluralcoatings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a thin layer covering something:coat
  • a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance):finishfinishing
  • the work of applying something:applicationcovering

Word family

10 related words
Relatedcoat
Derivedbiocoatingcovert-coatingcurtain coatingelectrocoatingmouthcoatingmulticoatingnanocoatingpowder coatingsputter coating

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
coastercoastlineB2coatA1coattailcoauthor

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