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plat·ed

 (plā′tĭd)
adj.
1. Coated with a thin adherent layer of metal. Often used in combination: a gold-plated ceramic bowl; a silver-plated pen.
2. Covered with protective plates or sheets of metal. Often used in combination: an armor-plated truck; a steel-plated safe.
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plated

(ˈpleɪtɪd)
adj
1. (Metallurgy)
a. coated with a layer of metal
b. (in combination): gold-plated.
2. (Textiles) (of a fabric) knitted in two different yarns so that one appears on the face and the other on the back
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Translations
مُغَطّى بطَبَقَةٍ مَعْدَنِيَّه
plátovaný
=-belagtbelagt
fémmel bevont
málmhúîaîur
plátovanýpokovovaný

plated

[ˈpleɪtɪd] ADJ
1. [metal, jewellery] → chapado (with en) (with nickel) → niquelado
2. (= armoured) → blindado
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plated

[ˈpleɪtɪd] adjplaqué(e)
plated with 24-carat gold → plaqué à l'or 24 carats
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plate

(pleit) noun
1. a shallow dish for holding food etc. china plates.
2. a sheet of metal etc. The ship was built of steel plates.
3. articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver. a collection of gold plate.
4. a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.
5. an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper. The book has ten full-colour plates.
6. (also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.
7. a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.
ˈplated adjective
covered with a thin layer of a different metal. gold-plated dishes.
ˈplateful noun
the complete contents of a plate. a plateful of potatoes; two platefuls of chips.
ˈplating noun
a thin covering of metal. silver-plating.
plate glass
a kind of glass made in thick sheets for windows, mirrors etc.
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Then proceed to disassemble the gun until you have every part to be plated detached and laying in front of you on the bench.
Reseal the compound, wash out your brush well with soap and water and start looking for other things around the shop that can be plated. How about nickel plating the trigger guard to really set off those gold triggers, the bolt on that old .22 or the hammer on your revolver?