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| adhesive tape |
a strip of cotton, plastic, or other tape coated with a sticky material on one side, used esp. for attaching bandages. |
| au gratin |
coated or covered with bread crumbs, and sometimes butter or cheese, and baked until brown. |
| bittersweet |
a climbing, woody vine found in North America, bearing orange fruit that splits open when ripe to expose red-coated seeds. [1/5 definitions] |
| candied |
cooked or coated in or with sugar, honey, or syrup, esp. to glaze, encrust, or preserve. [1/2 definitions] |
| candy |
to become coated with sugar. [1/5 definitions] |
| carbon paper |
very thin paper coated on one side with carbon or a dark waxy pigment, that is placed between two sheets of paper and produces a copy on the lower sheet of text that is written or typed on the upper. |
| carton |
a box made of thick paper, sometimes coated, or of plastic, made to hold one particular type of product. [1/2 definitions] |
| cerecloth |
a fabric coated with wax in order to render it waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead before burial. [1/2 definitions] |
| chicken-fried |
dipped in batter or coated with flour and seasonings and fried. |
| court plaster |
a small piece of fabric coated on one side with isinglass and glycerin or some other adhesive, formerly used on the skin to protect cuts or scratches or for cosmetic purposes in the form of so-called beauty spots. |
| croquette |
a cake or patty of minced food such as fish, usu. held together with eggs or a thick sauce, coated with bread crumbs, and fried in deep fat. |
| disc2 |
a thin, round plate coated with a magnetic substance on one or both sides, used to record data entered on a computer. [1/4 definitions] |
| electroplate |
an object that has been coated by electrolysis with a thin layer, as of metal. [1/2 definitions] |
| emery board |
a small stiff strip of cardboard that has been coated with powdered emery, used as a nail file. |
| emery wheel |
a wheel that is made of or has been coated with emery, used in a machine to cut, grind, or polish. |
| enamel |
a glossy, usu. opaque coating fused by heat to metal, glass, pottery, or other surfaces for protection or decoration, or objects so coated. [1/5 definitions] |
| enamelware |
metal utensils or kitchenware that is coated with enamel. |
| fish and chips |
fried, usu. batter-coated fillets of fish and French-fried potatoes. |
| frosted |
coated or topped with icing, as cake or cookies. [1/4 definitions] |
| furry |
coated as if with fur. [1/3 definitions] |
| gilt1 |
coated with or as if with gold; gilded. [1/4 definitions] |
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