"skim coat" meaning in English

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1990, Mindy Drucker, Pierre Finkelstein, Recipes for Surfaces, page 56",
          "text": "You can skim-coat the piece with spackling comound, following the length of its grain and dragging the knife over the surface at a slight angle so that you fill in only the grain. Then sand again, and apply a second skim coat, if needed.",
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        {
          "ref": "2004, Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes, page 140",
          "text": "A skim coat touches up small voids.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Larry Lyles, Project Charger: The Step-By-Step Restoration of a Popular Vintage Car",
          "text": "The final step before block sanding the skim coat is to draw a line along the length of the body line that divides the panel in half.",
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        "A thin layer of plaster, glue, plastic, or other substance applied over a surface in order to cover imperfections and make it smoother."
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          "surface",
          "surface"
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          "cover",
          "cover"
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          "imperfection",
          "imperfection"
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          "smooth",
          "smooth"
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  "word": "skim coat"
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        {
          "ref": "1990, Mindy Drucker, Pierre Finkelstein, Recipes for Surfaces, page 56",
          "text": "You can skim-coat the piece with spackling comound, following the length of its grain and dragging the knife over the surface at a slight angle so that you fill in only the grain. Then sand again, and apply a second skim coat, if needed.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Exterior Siding, Trim, and Finishes, page 140",
          "text": "A skim coat touches up small voids.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2012, Larry Lyles, Project Charger: The Step-By-Step Restoration of a Popular Vintage Car",
          "text": "The final step before block sanding the skim coat is to draw a line along the length of the body line that divides the panel in half.",
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      ],
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        "A thin layer of plaster, glue, plastic, or other substance applied over a surface in order to cover imperfections and make it smoother."
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        ],
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          "imperfection",
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          "smooth",
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