undercoat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
    underseal.
  2. noun the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
    ground; primer coat; flat coat; priming coat; primer; priming.
  3. noun thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
    underfur.
  4. verb cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    prime; ground.

WordNet


Un"der*coat` noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913