Plated is a term used to describe the process of covering an object with a thin layer of metal. The crossword solutions for this term include ENCRUSTED (9 letters), LAYERED (7 letters), COVERED (7 letters), OVERLAID (8 letters), COATED (6 letters) and laminated (7 letters). Each of these words describes a different way of applying a thin layer of metal to an object, such as encrusting it with jewels or layering it with multiple metals. Coating and overlaying are also methods of plating, as is laminar, which involves bonding two thin layers of metal together.