plating

[ pley-ting ]
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noun
  1. a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.

  2. an external layer of metal plates.

  1. the act of a person or thing that plates.

Origin of plating

1
First recorded in 1535–45; plat(e)1 + -ing1

Words Nearby plating

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How to use plating in a sentence

  • They were struck repeatedly, but the balls fell harmlessly against the iron plating.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Her plating was but pine wood to the steel projectiles, flying with almost the swiftness of a minnie bullet.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.

British Dictionary definitions for plating

plating

/ (ˈpleɪtɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a coating or layer of material, esp metal

  2. a layer or covering of metal plates

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