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plating

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plat·ing  (pltng)
n.
1. A thin layer of metal, such as gold or silver, deposited on or applied to a surface.
2. A coating of metal sheets or plates.

plating
Noun
1. a coating of metal
2. a layer or covering of metal plates
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plating - a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface
coating, coat - a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
gold plate - a thin plating of gold on something
silver plate - a thin layer of silver deposited on something
2.plating - the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
application, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";

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So, when the Jackdaws nearly knocked him down in their rush of wings, and their sharp beaks and claws threatened to damage his brilliant plating, the Woodman picked up his axe and made it whirl swiftly around his head.
Athwart his back, diagonally, and extending high above his left shoulder, was an Arab gum of Saladin's time, that was splendid with silver plating from stock clear up to the end of its measureless stretch of barrel.
The eye detects no joint in her skin plating save the sweeping hair-crack of the bow-rudder--Magniac's rudder that assured us the dominion of the unstable air and left its inventor penniless and half-blind.
 
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