undercoat

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ coat.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -əʊt

Noun

undercoat (plural undercoats)

  1. A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur
  2. A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer.
    • 2022 November 30, David Staines, “The colourful Class 69s”, in RAIL, page 54:
      The conversion process is carried out by Progress Rail at Longport, from where they are dispatched in undercoat to Eastleigh for final painting.
  3. (obsolete) A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

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Verb

undercoat (third-person singular simple present undercoats, present participle undercoating, simple past and past participle undercoated)

  1. (transitive) To apply an undercoat to.

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