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coat of paint

Other forms: coats of paint

Definitions of coat of paint
  1. noun
    a layer of paint covering something else
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    types:
    finish coat, finishing coat
    the final coat of paint
    flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat
    the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
    couch
    a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
    type of:
    coat, coating
    a thin layer covering something
    paint, pigment
    a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
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