undercoat

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Recent Examples of undercoat Breeds with thick, layered undercoats are naturally winter-ready—but most dogs don’t fall into this category. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercoat
Noun
  • This clear coat creates a waterproof barrier that protects the deck’s surface from UV exposure, moisture damage, rot, mold, and mildew.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Several layers of clothes will keep you warmer than a single heavy coat.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Husbands in felted-wool chore jackets pressing a sleeping bundle to their chests with one hand, the other carrying their Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket haul.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Natural fibers like cotton, linen, wool, silk, or hemp are better options.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The first coat is often dense underfur packed closely against the skin, like a warm base layer.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 June 2022
  • The visitor center and gift shop are in a historic Matanuska Colony barn where visitors can purchase garments woven from qiviut, the underfur that combed from the musk ox.
    Bob Hallinen, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018

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“Undercoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercoat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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