Etymology
Origin of basecoat
Example Sentences
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Cobbling together a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle while in lockdown comes to mind, as does doing your nails — basecoat, color, topcoat.
From New York Times
It peels off easily with no muss, no fuss and no basecoat, for easy glamour on the run.
From Seattle Times
However, one of my decorating jobs involves stripping and sanding a bannister that has a lead basecoat.
From The Guardian
They would be using the same plywood, the same Structo-Lite basecoat plaster, the same Georgia Pacific extruded polystyrene boards, to give form to multimillion-dollar apartments.
From New York Times
To keep the final result from looking overly “costume-y,” she left the bottom portion of the nail uncolored, polishing it with a clear coat of Nail 999 Rescue Basecoat.
From Forbes
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