Definition

1. Noun:
   • A coating layer: A thin, distinct layer of material applied to the surface of an object, often for protection, decoration, or to provide specific technical properties. This is the primary technical meaning.
   • A layer of clothing: A metaphorical or descriptive term for a layer of garments worn on the body.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gốm sau khi tạo hình sẽ được phủ một lớp áo men trước khi nung. (The pottery, after being shaped, is coated with a glaze layer before firing.)
  • Bên ngoài bức tường còn một lớp áo vữa rất mỏng. (On the outside of the wall, there is a very thin coating layer of mortar.)
  • Trời lạnh, cô ấy khoác thêm một lớp áo ấm bên ngoài. (The weather was cold, so she put on an extra layer of warm clothing.)

Advanced Usage

• In ceramics and materials engineering, "lớp áo" specifically refers to an engobe: a layer of liquid clay or slip applied to a ceramic piece to change its surface color, texture, or porosity before glazing.
  • Lớp áo trắng giúp che đi màu đất gốm thô. (The white engobe helps to cover the color of the raw clay body.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lớp phủ (n): A coating, a covering layer. This is a more general synonym.
• Áo (n): Coat, jacket, outer layer. The root word for clothing.
• Men gốm (n): Ceramic glaze. A specific, often glassy, type of coating for pottery.

Synonyms

• Coating
• Layer
• Covering
• Engobe (technical, for ceramics)

Related Idioms

• Lớp áo ngôn từ: A figurative phrase meaning "a cloak of words" or "verbal facade," referring to language used to disguise true intentions or facts.
  • Hãy gạt bỏ lớp áo ngôn từ để nhìn vào bản chất vấn đề. (Strip away the cloak of words to see the essence of the problem.)