How do you use Undercoat in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like ground or prime, plus the exact meaning.
Undercoat meaning
- A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
- A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.
- A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.
Synonyms of Undercoat
Using Undercoat
- The main meaning on this page is: A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur. | A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer. | A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.
- Useful related words include: ground, prime, fur, underfur.
- In the example corpus, undercoat often appears in combinations such as: undercoat and, an undercoat.
Context around Undercoat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Undercoat
- In this selection, "undercoat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, soft, green, provides, dogs and coupled stand out and add context to how "undercoat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a green undercoat then with and a solid undercoat with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "undercoat" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with undercoat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They mostly have a white, silky, medium to long length coat, no undercoat and a fine bone structure. (18 words)
The body should be abundantly covered with long, straight, harsh hair standing well out from a thick, downy undercoat. (19 words)
Breeds that do not have an undercoat (dogs with undercoats are breeds like shepherds, huskies, malamutes, retrievers) can get cold quickly. (21 words)
It usually takes 2 weeks for the 'blow' to complete, in order for new undercoat to begin growing back in. A Keeshond should never be shaved, as their undercoat provides a natural barrier against heat and cold. (37 words)
The lack of an undercoat, coupled with a general lack of body fat, also makes Greyhounds more susceptible to extreme temperatures (both hot and cold); because of this, they must be housed inside. (33 words)
A fully mature coat is formed naturally from the soft undercoat and the coarser outer coat combining to form tassels, or cords and will take around two years to form. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
It usually takes 2 weeks for the 'blow' to complete, in order for new undercoat to begin growing back in. A Keeshond should never be shaved, as their undercoat provides a natural barrier against heat and cold.
Breeds that do not have an undercoat (dogs with undercoats are breeds like shepherds, huskies, malamutes, retrievers) can get cold quickly.
A fully mature coat is formed naturally from the soft undercoat and the coarser outer coat combining to form tassels, or cords and will take around two years to form.
During the early Renaissance, painters such as Duccio di Buoninsegna learned to paint faces first with a green undercoat, then with pink, which gave the faces a more realistic hue.
Sometimes a drawing was made with chalk or paint on top of a grey or pink undercoat, and was then more or less filled in, in stages.
The body should be abundantly covered with long, straight, harsh hair standing well out from a thick, downy undercoat.
The lack of an undercoat, coupled with a general lack of body fat, also makes Greyhounds more susceptible to extreme temperatures (both hot and cold); because of this, they must be housed inside.
The Shinshu Shibas possessed a solid undercoat, with a dense layer of guard-hairs, and were small and red in color.
They mostly have a white, silky, medium to long length coat, no undercoat and a fine bone structure.
Common combinations with undercoat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- undercoat and 3×
- an undercoat 2×