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coating, vbl. n.|ˈkəʊtɪŋ|
[f. coat v. (and n.)]
1. A layer of any substance spread over or covering a surface; = coat n. 9. spec. in Photogr. and Cinemat.
1770Phil. Trans. LX. 194 The discharge from the inside coating. 1772–84Cook Voy. (1790) I. 69 The pinnace [had been] painted with white lead and oil, which last coating we think to be the most eligible. 1856Stanley Sinai & Pal. i. 16 A thin..coating of vegetation. 1892W. E. Woodbury Encycl. Photogr. 124 Coating, lit. the act of covering with a coat. The term is largely used in photography to define the act of covering glass, paper, etc., with a film of any kind. 1953Amos & Birkinshaw Television Engin. i. ix. 190 Great care should be taken in cleaning these lenses because the coating is extremely thin. 1957T. L. J. Bentley Man. Miniat. Camera (ed. 5) v. 59 Within the last few years it has become the practice to give all high-quality lenses a coating or ‘blooming’ treatment in manufacture. 1962A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 244 Coating (Emulsion), the layer of finely divided iron oxide, bonded in plastic and polished to allow smooth flow over the tape heads, that carries the magnetically recorded signal.
2. Clothing of the nature of a coat.
1798Month. Mag. VI. 197 My blithe sister shall..dress thee in coatings of gold. 1813Examiner 5 Apr. 209/1 Enveloped in capes and coatings. 1834Campbell Life Mrs. Siddons II. viii. 200 The babes, in their..long coating.
3. [f. the n.] techn. Material for coats. (Cf. trousering, shirting, etc.)
1802Naval Chron. VIII. 417 A large trunk, containing cloth, coating, stockings. 1846McCulloch Acc. Brit. Empire (1854) I. 151 Kendal, celebrated for the manufacture of a peculiar description of coarse woollen goods called cottons, probably a corruption of coatings. 1883Standard 7 Sept. 7/2 Makers of worsted coatings are very busy. |