undercoat

English

Etymology

under- +‎ coat

Noun

undercoat (plural undercoats)

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
(obsolete) A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

Translations

layer of soft hair

Finnish: aluskarva

coat of paint applied before a topcoat

Finnish: pohjamaali (primer); välimaali (layer between primer and topcoat)
French: sous-couche (fr) f

Irish: fo-bhrat m
Maori: kiriwai

Verb

undercoat (third-person singular simple present undercoats, present participle undercoating, simple past and past participle undercoated)

(transitive) To apply an undercoat to.

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