undercoat

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ coat. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/ Rhymes: -əʊt === 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; sometimes, a coloured primer. Antonyms: topcoat, overcoat Coordinate term: basecoat (obsolete) A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (paint or other coating): clearcoat === Verb === undercoat (third-person singular simple present undercoats, present participle undercoating, simple past and past participle undercoated) (transitive) To apply an undercoat to. === Anagrams === read count, readcount