overcoating

[oh-ver-koh-ting]

o·ver·coat·ing

[oh-ver-koh-ting]
noun
1.
material for overcoats.
2.
overcoat (def. 2).

Origin:
1885–90; overcoat + -ing1

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Overcoating is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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o·ver·coat

[n. oh-ver-koht; v. oh-ver-koht, oh-ver-koht]
noun
1.
a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
2.
Also called overcoating. an added coating, as of paint, applied for protection.
verb (used with object)
3.
to apply an additional coat of paint to (a surface).

Origin:
1795–1805; over- + coat
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overcoating

noun
an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) [syn: overcoat
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