undercoat
Example Sentences
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So I clipped the top and sides, where the outer coat and undercoat were the thickest.
From New York Times
With layers of feathers, including an undercoat of down, and thickly feathered feet, her plumage gives her insulation equivalent to that of an Arctic fox.
From The Guardian
The owner of a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet he’s auctioning online credits undercoating for the surprisingly rust-free state of the Washington-based car that he’s had sitting in storage for 38 years.
From Fox News
The ewe, deflated in its fresh, bleached undercoat, is then snapped like a football, pushed between Brennan’s legs to a numbered holding pen outside.
From Seattle Times
We spent some 60 hours underneath the car scraping off undercoating, which had probably been put on by a dealership when the car was originally purchased.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
