Undercoat

Word UNDERCOAT
Character 9
Hyphenation un der coat
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Undercoat"

What do we mean by undercoat?

A coat worn beneath another coat. noun

A covering of short hairs lying underneath the longer outer hairs of an animal's coat. noun

A coat of sealing material applied to a surface before the outer coats, as of paint, are applied. noun

The sealing material used for this purpose. noun

A tarlike substance sprayed on the underside of a vehicle to prevent rusting. noun

To apply an undercoat to. transitive verb

A coat for house-wear, or for use in mild weather, as distinguished from an overcoat. noun

In long-haired animals, the under layer of hair. noun

A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat. noun

A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth. noun

A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur noun

A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer noun

To apply an undercoat. verb

Seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion noun

Cover with a primer; apply a primer to verb

The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface noun

Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair noun

A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur

A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer

A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Undercoat

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The word "undercoat" in example sentences

He's cute, small (20lbs), and currently moulting (ie, his undercoat is shedding in ginormous clumps), in case you're new to the blog and haven't seen pictures. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The best thing is that it gets all of the undercoat, which is especially important in a Lab like Connor who's got that double coat of fur. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As a digital artist, working from an exact middle grey 'undercoat' helps me to ensure my tones are correct, despite monitor variations. ❋ James Gurney (2009)

Cashmere comes mainly from the "undercoat" of the cashmere goat. ❋ Leo Hickman (2011)

The quoted prices for what was once a low-cost undercoat had increased to what one might pay an imported craftsman for hand-painted frescoes. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

The walls in the bathroom had not been painted in a while, they had that peculiar white/yellow tinge which indicated the undercoat was seeping through. ❋ Luke Houghton (2011)

The best skins for this are ones with hair growing in two or three layers, with a soft undercoat made of down hair and a top coat made of guard hairs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Getty Images Small dogs that lack a thick undercoat, like this miniature pinscher, may need outerwear in the wintertime. ❋ Gwendolyn Bounds (2011)

Small, short-haired, inactive dogs without a thick fur undercoat are more susceptible to cold weather. ❋ Gwendolyn Bounds (2011)

I just spent three and a half hour with an undercoat rake, (first we use the undercoat rake to get rid of as much of the dead coat as possible, then we brush him to get the rest, then we go through with the comb for any lingering tangles) and in the process I removed an approximate, oh, Shetland sheepdog worth of fur. ❋ Matociquala (2009)

ON SUNDAY [SEPTEMBER 29, 1907] … What you experienced with the Portuguese grape is something I know so well: I am feeling it simultaneously in two pomegranates I recently bought from Potin; how glorious they are in their massive heaviness, with the curved ornament of the pistil still on the top; princely in their golden skins with the red undercoat showing through, strong and genuine, like the leather of old Cordovan tapestries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's the undercoat that musk ox, which have been around since the last Ice Age apparently having survived it better than its contemporary, the wooly mammoth, shed as they frolic in the frozen north. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2011)

The real problem is that it's been around ninety degrees and eighty percent humidity for the past two weeks, and he's blown every bit of undercoat. ❋ Matociquala (2009)

Well, after archery today (I shot pretty well for somebody who is probably a quarter of a diopter off in the prescription for her dominant eye, currently) and dinner, I went after the poor shedding GRD with an undercoat rake. ❋ Matociquala (2009)

Any residual soap would compromise their ability to waterproof their feathers, so a penguin could not be released until all the soap was gone and its downy undercoat was still dry after swimming. ❋ Dyan DeNapoli (2010)

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