Etymology

plating

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Today it means: An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet. Full definition →

Middle English *platynge ← Old English platung
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plating · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

plating · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromplatung“plate, thin piece of metal”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*platynge
  3. English todayplating

From Middle English *platynge, from Old English platung (“plate, thin piece of metal”), equivalent to plate + -ing.

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