UNDERCOAT


Meaning of UNDERCOAT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: under (III) + coat

1. : a coat or jacket formerly worn under another

2. : a growth of short hair or fur partly concealed by a longer growth

a dog's undercoat

3.

a. : a coat of paint under another

b. : a paint prepared for use under a finishing coat

red lead undercoat

c. : ground coat 2b

4. Britain : the course of crushed stone that is immediately under the wearing surface of a bituminous pavement

5. dialect : petticoat

II. transitive verb

1. : to apply an undercoat to

undercoat steelwork with a primer

2. : to apply a special waterproof coating to the undersurfaces of a vehicle

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.