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undercoats

undercoats is the plural of undercoat.

undercoats is the third-person singular simple present indicative of undercoat.

Meaning of undercoat

Noun

undercoat (plural undercoats)

  1. A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
  2. A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.
    • The conversion process is carried out by Progress Rail at Longport, from where they are dispatched in undercoat to Eastleigh for final painting.2022 November 30, David Staines, “The colourful Class 69s”, in RAIL, page 54
    Antonyms:
    topcoat, overcoat
  3. (obsolete) A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

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Questions about undercoats

What is undercoats the plural of?
Undercoats is the plural of undercoat.

Words near undercoats in the dictionary

  1. undercoated
  2. undercoater
  3. undercoaters
  4. undercoating
  5. undercoatings
  6. undercoats
  7. undercode
  8. undercoded
  9. undercodes
  10. undercoding
  11. undercoiled

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