undercoat
noun
un·der·coat
ˈən-dər-ˌkōt 
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Breeds with thick, layered undercoats are naturally winter-ready—but most dogs don’t fall into this category.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Nov. 2025
These brushes can penetrate all the way to your dog’s undercoat.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Nov. 2025
These brushes can penetrate all the way to your dog’s undercoat.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undercoat
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“Undercoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undercoat. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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undercoat
noun
un·der·coat
-ˌkōt
1
: a coat or jacket worn under another
2
: a growth of short hair or fur partly concealed by a longer growth of usually coarse hairs
a dog's undercoat
3
: a coat of paint under another
undercoat
verb
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