"becoated" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From be- + coat + -ed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|be-|coat|-ed}} be- + coat + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} becoated (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of coated Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: coated [synonym, synonym-of]
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