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noun
A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: topcoat, overcoat
noun
A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To apply an undercoat to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: underfur
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fur
noun
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coat of paint
Narrower terms: couch
noun
seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: underseal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seal
verb
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prime, ground
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: paint
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English undercoat From under- + coat.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
