Topcoat
/ˈtɒpkəʊt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A light overcoat (outer garment).
"Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs."
- 2 a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter wordnet
- 3 A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat.
"Near-synonym: overcoat"
Verb
- 1 To apply a topcoat to (something). transitive
Example
More examples"Whether you first paint this wood with primer or undercoat, when you add this topcoat, you'll end up with the same result."
Etymology
From top + coat.