coat
verb [T] /kəʊt/
/koʊt/ Definition
› to cover something with a layer of a particular substance: When the biscuits are cool, you coat them in/with melted chocolate.Covering and adding layers
(Definition of coat verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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