undercoat

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: un=der=coat

CIDE DICTIONARY

undercoat, n. 

•  A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.  [1913 Webster]
•  A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

undercoat, n.
1 a a preliminary layer of paint under the finishing coat. b the paint used for this.
2 an animal's under layer of hair or down.
3 a coat worn under another.

Derivative

undercoating n.

THESAURUS

undercoat

chromogen, coat, coat of paint, coating, color, color filter, color gelatin, colorant, coloring, dead-color, distemper, drier, dye, dyestuff, exterior paint, flat coat, flat wash, floor enamel, ground, interior paint, medium, opaque color, paint, pigment, prime coat, primer, priming, stain, tempera, thinner, tinction, tincture, transparent color, turpentine, turps, undercoating, vehicle, wash, wash coat