topcoat
/ˈtɒpkəʊt/
topcoat noun: a light overcoat (outer garment).
Noun
topcoat (plural topcoats)
- A light overcoat (outer garment).
- Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs.1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Story of the Bald-headed Man”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, pages 66–67
- He is wearing a black armband on the left sleeve of his gray topcoat.1988, Richard E. Kim, Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood, page 100
- A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat.
- Near-synonym: overcoat
- Apply two topcoats, particularly to areas that are fully exposed to the weather such as the south side of the house. A total of three coats (primer and two topcoats) should result in an optimum thickness of 4-1/2 to 5 mils.1966, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Wood Finishing: Painting Outside Wood Surfaces, page 2
- Synonyms:
- overcoat
Verb
topcoat (third-person singular simple present topcoats, present participle topcoating, simple past and past participle topcoated)
- To apply a topcoat to (something).
topcoat meaning in Malayalam
topcoat in Malayalam
- പുറംകുപ്പായം
Examples of topcoat in a sentence
- Whereas Oehler habitually wears his topcoat completely buttoned up, I leave my topcoat completely open.2003, Thomas Bernhard, translated by Kenneth J. Northcott, Walking: Three Novellas, page 114:
- Then he opened his closet and took out a black topcoat.2007, Ricardo Morada, So This Is the Good Old United States of America!, page 42:
- Fig. 7 shows the microstructures of lutetium silicate topcoat on SiC/SiC composite after various exposure tests.2007, N. Nakayama, K. Morishita, S. Ochiai, T. Sekigawa, K. Aoyama, A. Ikawa, “Evaluation of Environmental Barrier Coatings for SiC/SiC...
- Without the protection of the topcoat, your wood constantly expands and contracts and is more susceptible to warping and cracking.2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, unnumbered page:
Synonyms of topcoat
Antonyms
Forms of topcoat
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | topcoats |
| alternative form | top coat |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | topcoats |
| present participle | topcoating |
| past participle | topcoated |
| past | topcoated |
Origin of topcoat
From top + coat.
Questions about topcoat
- What does topcoat mean?
- Topcoat means a light overcoat (outer garment).
- What is topcoat in Malayalam?
- Topcoat in Malayalam is പുറംകുപ്പായം. See Topcoat meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use topcoat in a sentence?
- Whereas Oehler habitually wears his topcoat completely buttoned up, I leave my topcoat completely open.
- What part of speech is topcoat?
- Topcoat can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce topcoat?
- Topcoat is pronounced /ˈtɒpkəʊt/.
- What is the plural of topcoat?
- The plural of topcoat is topcoats.
Words near topcoat in the dictionary
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