Undercoat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A coat worn beneath another coat.
  • n. A covering of short hairs lying underneath the longer outer hairs of an animal's coat.
  • n. A coat of sealing material applied to a surface before the outer coats, as of paint, are applied.
  • n. The sealing material used for this purpose.
  • n. A tarlike substance sprayed on the underside of a vehicle to prevent rusting.
  • v. To apply an undercoat to.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur
  • n. A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer
  • v. To apply an undercoat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.
  • n. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A coat for house-wear, or for use in mild weather, as distinguished from an overcoat.
  • n. In long-haired animals, the under layer of hair.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
  • v. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
  • n. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  • n. thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    seal    paint    fur   
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