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undercoat.

A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/General-American

  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.

  3. A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? 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.

verb/ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/General-American

  1. To apply an undercoat to (something).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? 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.

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