Hypertext Webster Gateway: "undercoat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Undercoat \Un"der*coat`\, n.
1. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished
from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.
2. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a
longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
undercoat
n 1: seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material
on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
[syn: {underseal}]
2: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a
surface [syn: {flat coat}, {ground}, {primer}, {priming},
{primer coat}, {priming coat}]
3: thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard
hair [syn: {underfur}]
v : cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: {prime}, {ground}]
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