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Coating

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Narrower term 36

Anointing 76% connected

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Anointment 76% connected

The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.

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Chinchilla 76% connected

A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It…

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Daubing 76% connected

of Daub

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Emulsion 76% connected

Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling milk; as: (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and water united by…

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Enamel 76% connected

A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inla…

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Facing 76% connected

of Face

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Foliation 76% connected

The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.

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Fumigation 76% connected

The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.

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Galvanization 76% connected

The act of process of galvanizing.

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Gilding 76% connected

of Gild

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Gilt 76% connected

of Gild

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Glaze 76% connected

To become glazed of glassy.

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Lacquer 76% connected

A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-…

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Lining 76% connected

of Line

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Lubrication 76% connected

The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.

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Overcoat 76% connected

A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.

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Paint 76% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Painting 76% connected

of Paint

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Papering 76% connected

of Paper

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Patina 76% connected

A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.

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Pavage 76% connected

See Pavage.

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Paving 76% connected

of Pave

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Pigment 76% connected

Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an…

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Plastering 76% connected

of Plaster

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Plating 76% connected

of Plate

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Rendering 76% connected

of Render

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Scumble 76% connected

To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any si…

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Seal 76% connected

Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae.

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Tiling 76% connected

of Tile

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Tinning 76% connected

of Tin

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Varnish 76% connected

A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied th…

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Veneer 76% connected

To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Use…

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Veneering 76% connected

of Veneer

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Waterproofing 76% connected

The act or process of making waterproof.

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Waxing 76% connected

of Wax

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Broader term 5

Cloth 76% connected

A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made…

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Fabric 76% connected

The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Textile 76% connected

Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.

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Cake 74% connected

A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake.

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Cake 74% connected

A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake.

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Coat 74% connected

An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.

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Coat 74% connected

An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.

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Synonym 5

Application 92% connected

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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Coat 92% connected

An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men.

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Covering 92% connected

of Cover

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Finish 92% connected

To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

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Finishing 92% connected

of Finish

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