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undercoat

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un⋅der⋅coat

[uhn-der-koht]
–noun
1. a coat or jacket worn under another.
2. Zoology. a growth of short fur or hair lying beneath a longer growth.
3. an undercoating.
4. a coat of paint or the like applied under the finishing coat.
5. a paint, sealer, or the like specially prepared for use underneath a finishing coat.
–verb (used with object)
6. to apply an undercoating to.

Origin:
1640–50; under- + coat
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un·der·coat   (ŭn'dər-kōt')   
n.  
  1. A coat worn beneath another coat.

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

  3. also un·der·coat·ing (-kō'tĭng)

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

    2. The sealing material used for this purpose.

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

tr.v.   un·der·coat·ed, un·der·coat·ing, un·der·coats
To apply an undercoat to.
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