undercoat
part of speech
noun (an undercoat, undercoats); verb (undercoat, undercoats, undercoated, undercoating — rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) An undercoat is a first layer of paint put on before the top layer, to help the top coat stick and look smooth. tree →
2) An undercoat is the soft, thick layer of fur close to an animal's skin, under the longer outer hairs. tree →
3) (verb, rare) To undercoat something is to give it a first layer of paint. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in DIY and art («put on an undercoat, then the topcoat»), and in pet care and science about animals keeping warm (dogs, cats, sheep, arctic animals).
examples
- Dad painted an undercoat on the fence before the green paint. tree →
- The white undercoat helps the bright colour show up. tree →
- Leave the undercoat to dry overnight. tree →
- Huskies have a thick undercoat that keeps them warm in the snow. tree →
- Our dog sheds its undercoat in spring. tree →
- Brush the cat often to remove the loose undercoat. tree →
- Arctic foxes grow a dense undercoat in winter. tree →
note
Countable noun. Not to be confused with «overcoat», which is a long warm coat people wear. In painting, the undercoat is also called a primer or base coat; the last one is the topcoat.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «undercoat» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.