Coating

Definitions

1. A thin outer layer.
2. Cloth for making coats.
   archaic
3. A telling-off; a reprimand.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

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

“"Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock⟳ for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages.”

“You can, if you like⟳, give⟳ the completed cork wall a protective coating of sealer, stain, varnish, wax or polish, so you will be able to use⟳ liquid cleaners on it.”

“The bogey gave him a right coating.”

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