n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ k ō t
Function: noun
Date: 1591
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 dialect : PETTICOAT