adjective
: covered with or dressed in a coat: as
a. of paper or paper board : faced with a surface coating (as of china clay and an adhesive) and made smooth by calendering
coated paper is specially suitable for halftone printing
b. of the tongue : covered with a yellowish white deposit of desquamated cells, bacteria, and debris usually as an accompaniment of digestive disorder
c. of cloth : covered or impregnated with a durable chemical or rubber compound (as of oilcloth)
d. of an optical lens : covered with a thin coating of a substance to reduce reflection and increase light transmission