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Definition of Coat of paint

1. Noun. A layer of paint covering something else.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coat Of Paint

Literary usage of Coat of paint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1914)
"Engineers are very much divided as to what makes the best priming coat; some specify a first coat of pure linseed oil and others a priming coat of paint. ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1886)
"The bark, like the coat of paint on unseasoned wood, has retained the moisture, the mycelia have grown, and the tree will soon be destroyed and fall to the ..."

3. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1912)
"Engineers are very much divided as to what makes the best priming coat; some specify a first coat of pure linseed oil and others a priming coat of paint. ..."

4. A Text-book on Roofs and Bridges by Mansfield Merriman (1894)
"Immediately after the second coat of paint is dry the structure shall be painted an additional coat of paint, which shall consist of equal parts of white ..."

5. The Design of Walls, Bins, and Grain Elevators by Milo Smith Ketchum (1911)
"All iron and steel work before leaving the shop shall be thoroughly cleaned, and shall be given one good coat of paint, well worked into all joints and open ..."

6. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1857)
"It must be understood that a flatting coat is not considered as a coat of paint; being wholly of turpentine, it is by exposure to the air evaporated, ..."

7. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"On the other hand, a coat of paint should not l>c too thick because a thick coat of ... As a matter of fact, the thickest coat of paint that may be applied ..."

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