"a layer of some substance spread over a surface," 1768, verbal noun from coat (v.).
late 14c., "to provide with a coat," from coat (n.). Meaning "to cover or overspread with a substance" is from 1753. Related: Coated; coating.
updated on January 06, 2018
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