"coated" in the verb sense
1. coat, surface
put a coat on cover the surface of furnish with a surface
"coat the cake with chocolate"
2. coat
cover or provide with a coat
3. coat, cake
form a coat over
"Dirt had coated her face"
"coated" in the adjective sense
1. coated
having a coating covered with an outer layer or film often used in combination
"coated paper has a smooth polished coating especially suitable for halftone printing"
"sugar-coated pills"
2. coated
having or dressed in a coat
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