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undercoat

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
  2. noun A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.
  3. noun A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.
  4. verb To apply an undercoat to (something).

Similar words

underfur underseal ground prime primer flat coat priming coat topcoat guard hair outercoat

Often followed by

of and is for to or the that with

Word family

undercoats

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