plated

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plated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Plate \Plate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Plating.]
     1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals,
        either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a
        chemical process, as electrotyping.
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     2. To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with
        metal for defense.
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              Thus plated in habiliments of war.    --Shak.
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     3. To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.
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     4. To beat into thin, flat pieces, or lamin[ae].
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     5. To calender; as, to plate paper.
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