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UNDERCOAT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

Synonyms:

undercoat; underfur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("undercoat" is a kind of...):

fur (dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

Synonyms:

flat coat; ground; primer; primer coat; priming; priming coat; undercoat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("undercoat" is a kind of...):

coat of paint (a layer of paint covering something else)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "undercoat"):

couch (a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer)

Derivation:

undercoat (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion

Synonyms:

undercoat; underseal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("undercoat" is a kind of...):

seal (a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture)

Derivation:

undercoat (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with a primer; apply a primer to

Synonyms:

ground; prime; undercoat

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "undercoat" is one way to...):

paint (apply paint to; coat with paint)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence examples:

The men undercoat the boat

They want to undercoat the doors

Derivation:

undercoat (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)

undercoat (seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It has a harsh, wiry outer coat and dense, soft undercoat that comes in solid black or salt and pepper.

(Giant Schnauzer, NCI Thesaurus)

The outer coat is water-repellent and the undercoat is dense.

(Golden Retriever, NCI Thesaurus)

Both the outer coat and dense wooly undercoat are oily for water-repellence.

(Chesapeake Bay Retriever, NCI Thesaurus)

Its double coat has a harsh medium length outer coat lined with a soft, dense undercoat.

(Cardigan Welsh Corgi, NCI Thesaurus)

The water-repellent long outer coat is flat, oily and slightly wavy with a thick oily undercoat.

(Newfoundland, NCI Thesaurus)

The hard outer coat with its undercoat liner protects the dog from brambles, and bad weather.

(Lakeland Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

It has a crisp-textured, tightly curled or wavy outer coat lined with a protective undercoat.

(American Water Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)

It has an abundant shaggy outer coat with a soft downy undercoat.

(Cairn Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

The Bichon Frise has a loosely curled double coat consisting of a textured outer coat lined with a soft, fine, silky undercoat that is virtually hypo-allergenic.

(Bichon Frise, NCI Thesaurus)

There is a dense undercoat.

(Belgian Sheepdog, NCI Thesaurus)