| glaze |
to apply a smooth, usu. bonded coating to (pottery) with heat. [6/9 definitions] |
| graniteware |
a variety of household ironware with a hard gray enamel coating that resembles granite. [1/3 definitions] |
| hoarfrost |
a white coating of tiny ice crystals that forms on the ground and other surfaces on some cold nights; frozen dew. |
| icing |
a sweet glaze for coating or decorating baked goods, esp. cakes; frosting. |
| jellybean |
a small, egg-shaped, colored candy that has a hardened sugar coating and a gelatinous center. |
| lacquer |
any of several glossy varnishes made from resin or cellulose and sometimes mixed with a solvent, used as a protective coating for wood and other materials. [1/2 definitions] |
| leaf |
a thin sheet or coating of metal. [1/7 definitions] |
| mealybug |
any of several destructive, soft-bodied, scalelike insects that secrete a white, powdery, waxy protective coating. |
| mucus |
a viscid substance that is secreted by the lubricating membrane that lines bodily passages and organs, and that acts as a moist, protective coating of their walls. |
| nickel plate |
a thin coating of nickel, usu. deposited by electroplating, that provides an inexpensive, protective cover for other metals. |
| passivate |
to form a protective coating on the surface of (a metal) to lessen its chemical activity. |
| plating |
a thin coating of gold, silver, or the like over a filler of another metal. [1/2 definitions] |
| prime |
to prepare (a surface) for painting by coating with a substance such as paint or oil. [1/17 definitions] |
| rime2 |
a white coating of tiny ice crystals; hoarfrost. [1/3 definitions] |
| rust |
the orange-red coating that forms on metal surfaces because of oxidation of the iron in their contents, by exposure to air and water. [1/6 definitions] |
| silver plate |
a plating or coating of silver, as done by electroplating. [1/2 definitions] |
| steam |
to come to have a coating of condensed vapor (often fol. by "up"). [1/11 definitions] |
| tar and feather |
to punish or humiliate by coating with tar and feathers. [1/2 definitions] |
| Teflon |
trademark for polytetrafluoroethylene, a substance used to provide a nonsticking coating on some cookware and industrial products. |
| tegmen |
a cover, coating, or integument, such as the tough forewing of certain insects or the inner coat of some seeds. |
| testa |
the outer, natural covering or coating of a seed; tegument. |