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coated

/ˈkoʊtɪd/ adjective B1
  1. Covered with a thin layer.
  2. Wearing a coat.
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“A balloon,” said Oz, “is made of silk, which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 117 · B2
The solitary window was so dirty that the light was hazy and uncertain, giving a dull grey tinge to everything, which was intensified by the thick layer of dust which coated the whole apartment.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 28 · B2
It was thickly coated with soot from the passing engines, but the black surface was blurred and rubbed in places.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 31 · B2
We were admitted by a strange, wizened, rusty-coated old manservant, who seemed in keeping with the house.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 87 · C1

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