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Undercoat

//ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
  2. 2
    thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair wordnet
  3. 3
    A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.

    "The conversion process is carried out by Progress Rail at Longport, from where they are dispatched in undercoat to Eastleigh for final painting."

  4. 4
    the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface wordnet
  5. 5
    A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat. obsolete
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  1. 6
    seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To apply an undercoat to. transitive
  2. 2
    cover with a primer; apply a primer to wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under- + coat.

Etymology 2

From under- + coat.

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