See Also: undercoat(dictionary)
undercoat(dictionary)

undercoat (iou)



undercoat noun & verb. E17.
[from UNDER- + COAT noun.]
A. noun.
a. A woman's underskirt; a petticoat. E17-M19.
b. A coat worn under another. M17.
An animal's underfur. M19.
a. A preliminary layer or layers of paint under the finishing coat; the paint used for this. L19.
b. = UNDERSEAL noun. M20.
b. verb trans. Apply an undercoat of paint to; underseal. Chiefly as undercoated ppl adjective, undercoating verbal noun. E20.