boilerplate vs coat

boilerplate

noun
  • Syndicated material. 

  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

coat

noun
  • A covering of material, such as paint.ᵂᵖ 

  • Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather). 

  • A coat of arms.ᵂᵖ 

  • An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.ᵂᵖ 

  • The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. 

  • A coat card. 

  • The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.ᵂᵖ 

verb
  • To cover like a coat. 

  • To cover with a coating of some material. 

How often have the words boilerplate and coat occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )