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undercoat
noun un·der·coat \-ˌkōt\
: a coat of paint that is put on a surface to prepare it for another coat of paint
Full Definition of UNDERCOAT
1
: a coat or jacket worn under another
2
: a growth of short hair or fur partly concealed by the longer and usually coarser guard hairs of a mammal
3
a : a coat (as of paint) applied as a base for another coat b : undercoating
4
dial : petticoat
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First Known Use of UNDERCOAT
1591
Rhymes with UNDERCOAT
anecdote, antidote, assault boat, asymptote, billy goat, Capriote, cashmere goat, casting vote, Corfiote, creosote, dead man's float, entrecôte, ferryboat, flying boat, get one's goat, Huhehot, locomote, matelote, miss the boat, morning coat, motorboat, mountain goat, nanny goat, overcoat, paddleboat, papillote, passing note, pedal-note, petticoat, picketboat, polo coat, powerboat, quarter note, redingote, riverboat, rock the boat, rubythroat, Shabuoth, Sialkot, sixteenth note, sticky note, sugarcoat, symbiote, table d'hôte, yellowthroat
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