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n. - An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish).

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  • His tone was the same one he had used on Dancer at the party Thursday night: quiet, even, but with an overcoating of venom.
  • It is found in the finest of silk and worsted fabrics for ladies 'wear, also in linings, mittens, and fine cloaking and overcoating.
  • The Celestron 12X25 UpClose binoculars are solidly made with a rubberized overcoating that will resist denting, ambient dew and moisture and provide a sure grip for all...
  • PRINTING METHOD: Dye sublimation thermal print method (with overcoating)
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