Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercoat

/ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-coat
IPA: /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.

noun

A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

Obsolete

verb

To apply an undercoat to (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The conversion process is carried out by Progress Rail at Longport, from where they are dispatched in undercoat to Eastleigh for final painting."

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

undercoats (plural) undercoats (present, singular) undercoating (participle, present) undercoated (participle, past) undercoated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

basecoat clearcoat

Synonyms

underfur flat coat ground primer priming primer coat priming coat underseal

Antonyms

topcoat overcoat

Rhymes With

vote wrote note boat promote confidence vote quote remote coat solar boat throat goat

Questions

How do you pronounce undercoat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌkoʊt/.
What does undercoat mean?: A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
Where does undercoat come 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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