FINISHING COAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does finishing coat mean? 

• FINISHING COAT (noun)
  The noun FINISHING COAT has 1 sense:

1. the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.)

  Familiarity information: FINISHING COAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINISHING COAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

finish coat; finishing coat

Context example:

we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat

Hypernyms ("finishing coat" is a kind of...):

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)