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plated

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plat·ed  (pltd)
adj.
1. Coated with a thin adherent layer of metal. Often used in combination: a gold-plated ceramic bowl; a silver-plated pen.
2. Covered with protective plates or sheets of metal. Often used in combination: an armor-plated truck; a steel-plated safe.
3. Knitted with two kinds of yarn, one on the face and one on the back.
plated [ˈpleɪtɪd]
adj
1. (Engineering / Metallurgy)
a.  coated with a layer of metal
b.  (in combination) gold-plated
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (of a fabric) knitted in two different yarns so that one appears on the face and the other on the back
Translations
plated [ˈpleɪtɪd] ADJ
1. [metal, jewellery] → chapado (with en) (with nickel) → niquelado
2. (= armoured) → blindado
plated [ˈpleɪtɪd] adj → plaqué(e)
plated with 24-carat gold → plaqué à l'or 24 carats


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His axe, which he always carried with him, had a steel blade that was tin plated and a handle covered with tin plate beautifully engraved and set with diamonds.
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Then who can hope to know what my feelings were, to hear this armor- plated ass start in on it again, in the murky twilight of tradition, before the dawn of history, while even Lactantius might be referred to as "the late Lactan- tius," and the Crusades wouldn't be born for five hundred years yet?
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A soft silken sash is much fitter for a pretty child like you than a plated harness like this; and I've got no end of Italian scarfs and Turkish sashes among my traps.
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