plating
1. The process of imparting a smooth, glossy
surface to a leather by pressing it against a
highly polished, heated metal plate under very
great pressure. The process is analogous to
embossing except that in the latter process the
plate is engraved with a "grain." The term also
refers to the process of imparting a smooth and
polished surface to the leather covers of a book.
See also: POLISHING
PLATES . 2. The process of imparting a special
finish to a paper by subjecting it to heavy
pressure (and sometimes slight friction) between
plating rollers while it is interleaved between
metal plates that are polished or covered with a
material different from the paper itself. e.g.,
linen, thus producing on the paper an impression
characteristic of the material used. (17 , 306 )
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