undercoat

Plural: undercoats

Noun

• seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
• thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
• A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur
• A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; a coloured primer.
• A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

Verb

• cover with a primer; apply a primer to
• To apply an undercoat to.

Synonyms

flat coat, ground, prime, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, underfur, underseal

Related Words

overcoat, topcoat