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▪ I. ˈundercoat
[under-1 5 a, c.]
1. A coat worn beneath another. Also fig.
1648Hexham ii, Een Onder-rock, an Vnder-coate. a1680Butler Rem. (1759) II. 449 A Pettifogger is an under-Coat to the Long-robe, a Kind of a coarse Jacket, or dirty daggled Skirt and Tail of the long-Robe. 1683Lond. Gaz. No. 1797/4 In a new-fashion'd Campaign Coat of sad colour'd Frize,..his under-Coat of grey Stuff turned. 1723Ibid. No. 6150/3 His Under-Coat of a fine light Colour.
†2. A woman's underskirt; a petticoat. Obs.
1741Richardson Pamela (ed. 3) I. 50, I bought two Flanel Under-coats, not so good as my..fine Linen ones. 1759Ann. Reg., Chron. 73/2 She was stript of all her cloaths to her shift and under-coat. 1858H. Baird Poet. Lett. Ser. i. 52 (Devon dial.).
3. The under layer of hair or down in certain long-haired animals.
1840Dallas Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 447 The hair [of the goat] covers an undercoat of fine soft woolly down. 1884Field 6 Dec. (Cassell's), The dog looked fresh and well..though lacking undercoat.
4. a. Painting and Decorating. A layer or layers of paint applied before the finishing or top coat; the paint used for this. Also transf. in electro-plating, cementing, etc.
1873[see priming vbl. n.1 4]. 1901Decorators' & Painters' Mag. I. i. 45 It is a rather risky experiment to use red lead as an undercoat for vermilion. 1927W. Deeping Kitty xxvi. 329 ‘The next job will be to paint 'em.’ ‘Couldn't I do that?’ ‘Don't see why you shouldn't, sir. Two good coats over an undercoat.’ 1930Field & Weill Electro-Plating 90 The copper is soft and easily buffed, and this is required of the copper which forms the undercoat for nickel. 1958[see primer n.2 3]. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 76/2 Marley Mix is available..in the following mixes; fine concrete, bricklaying mortar, cement mortar, internal rendering, undercoat mix 1:2:4 concrete. 1976Handyman Which? May 47/1 You'll get a better result by using two coats of primer/sealer beneath the gloss instead of one coat of the primer/sealer and one of undercoat.
b. = underseal n.
1960Motor 13 July 21 The Flintkote under-coat service is available in many countries. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 Jan. 19/7 (Advt.), Automatic transmission, power disc brakes, undercoat, [etc.].
Hence as v. trans., (a) to apply an undercoat of paint to; (b) to coat the underside of (something, esp. a motor vehicle) with paint, sealant, or the like; ˈundercoated ppl. a., ˈundercoating vbl. n.
1922Decorator Feb. p. xii (Advt.), Dixon's white paint inside glossy and flat undercoating. Ibid. Apr. p. xx (Advt.), The new semi-liquid flat white oil paint for undercoating paint or enamel. 1947Automobile Topics Dec. 20/2 The future of the automobile undercoating business largely rests upon..a proper job of spraying. 1953Ibid. Mar. 26/1 More than half of the nation's postwar automobiles have been undercoated. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 23 Feb. 117/1 It can be brushed or sprayed—one coat being sufficient on suitably..primed surface—no undercoating being required. 1978Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c 22/2 (Advt.), BMW 2002, red,..undercoated, 57,000 mi. 1979P. Wallage Restoration Post-War Cars ii. 25/2, I once had to tackle one which had been undercoated and painted so well it was almost a shame to scrape it off.
▪ II. undercoat(e
varr. undercot v. |