<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">close plating</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>French plating</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>plating</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>close-plated</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>plating, close</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Process of plating with silver leaf on steel, iron, or occasionally brass, used especially on knives and scissors; patented in 1779 by Richard Ellis as a technique less expensive than French plating. ]]></note></mads>