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The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
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undercoat
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After priming, the correct colour undercoat is applied, followed by two coats of gloss. ▪ Amount of undercoat is influenced by climatic conditions. ▪ But it's rather interesting - it's brown undercoat . ▪ Hammerite is a unique ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Undercoat may refer to: Down hair , or underfur, of an animal Primer (paint) , applied to a surface before the visible final coat of paint will be applied
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion [syn: underseal ] the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface [syn: flat coat , ground , primer , priming , primer ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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 vb. To apply an undercoat.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Undercoat \Un"der*coat`\, n. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.
Usage examples of undercoat.
The overhair was long and silky, while the undercoat felt thick and springy.
Walls had been stripped and replastered but not painted, except for a basic undercoat.
The clouds on the western horizon were still undercoated with slate gray, while the upper eastern strata were burnished with orange and gold and deep, deep coral.
They were after the soft, downy wool of their winter undercoats, which was being shed in large handfuls through the coarser outer guard hairs.
Smooth, short hair with no undercoat to shed and clog up airfilters.
On which account he scrubs him next day -- after the two of them have maintained a moderate distance from Ermen via Olfen to Eversum -- in the River Stever, until he glistens black: coat and undercoat.
Their thick hides were covered with an undercoat of dense soft fur and an overlayer of shaggy, long, reddish brown hair up to twenty inches in length.
The uniform of the Queen's Guard include a red undercoat, gleaming mail and plate armor, a brilliant red cloak and a conical helmet with a barred faceguard.
He had two coats, a soft undercoat of thick downy fur and a shaggy outer one of reddish brown hair, and beneath his tough hide was a three-inch layer of fat.
First a tiny stream of fire, like a scratch made on a wall painted black, revealing a white undercoat.
The white undercoat was finished yesterday, and while I was at pottery Locke (GBH, spur painter) added a coat of magnolia to the walls and beige to the door, window ledge and skirting board.