undercoat
Americannoun
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a coat or jacket worn under another.
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Zoology. a growth of short fur or hair lying beneath a longer growth.
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an undercoating.
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a coat of paint or the like applied under the finishing coat.
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a paint, sealer, or the like specially prepared for use underneath a finishing coat.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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undercoatsimple
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undercoatssimple
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have undercoatedperfect
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has undercoatedperfect
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am undercoatingprogressive
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are undercoatingprogressive
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is undercoatingprogressive
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have been undercoatingperfect progressive
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has been undercoatingperfect progressive
Past
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undercoatedsimple
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had undercoatedperfect
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was undercoatingprogressive
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were undercoatingprogressive
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had been undercoatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of undercoat
Example Sentences
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“It is thought that double coats can also help the animal stay cool in hot temperatures as the undercoat usually stands upright and may allow improved air flow closer to the skin,” said DeMel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
The genetic data confirm that the woolly dog was no legend; it had distinct genes that contributed to its curly undercoat.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
In fact, Fleegle says a white-tailed deer’s undercoat is thicker than sheep wool.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2022
However, it can be helpful to regularly remove the undercoat, the hair that lies closer to the body, by brushing.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022
The undercoat should be a waterproof pile, when not removed by grooming or season.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
Prized for their thick undercoats, the dogs were sheared like sheep and often kept in pens or on islands to carefully manage their breeding and to care for the canines' health and vitality.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023
Like the Sto:lo, many Coast Salish groups in the Pacific Northwest have oral traditions recollecting dogs whose coiled undercoats were spun into fibers and woven into elaborately patterned blankets.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
Smith’s are white-on-black drawings of simple shapes on stained linen whose undercoats occasionally reveal brighter colors.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
There’s even more sense of motion in Greg Braun’s diamond-shape “Purple Pansy Petal,” whose magenta surface allows glimpses of blue and yellow undercoats.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2015
Sleeve linings for undercoats, vests, overcoats, waist band lining for trousers, for ladies' jackets and coats.
From The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines by Copeland, Vanness
Hair well covering the hide; soft and fine, and if undercoated with soft, thick fur in the winter, so much the better.
From Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various
The owner of a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet he’s auctioning online credits undercoating for the surprisingly rust-free state of the Washington-based car that he’s had sitting in storage for 38 years.
From Fox News ● Mar. 4, 2019
Meanwhile, an aluminum undercoating helps block the dangerous rays, while also keeping you cool.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2018
We spent some 60 hours underneath the car scraping off undercoating, which had probably been put on by a dealership when the car was originally purchased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2018
Sparks thrown up as the rail cars and autos skidded along the pavement had ignited the tires and undercoating of the cars.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2018
The treatment had not worked as rapidly or completely as we had hoped, but I had a dark undercoating of pigment which I could touch up perfectly with stain.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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