Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: undercoat  'ún-du(r),kowt
  1. Seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
    - underseal
     
  2. The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
    - flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat
     
  3. Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
    - underfur
Verb: undercoat  'ún-du(r),kowt
  1. Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    - prime, ground

Derived forms: undercoated, undercoating, undercoats

Type of: coat of paint, fur, paint, seal

Encyclopedia: Undercoat