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Recent Examples of undercoat
Typically made from the soft feathers or undercoats of ducks and geese, down comforters are known (and sought after) for their softness, warmth, and hotel-like feel.
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Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Cuddly red pandas, which have ample undercoats, face natural predation from leopards and dholes, aka Asiatic wild dogs.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
All coyotes have a thick coat with an undercoat that grows in during cold weather.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
For example, double-coated breeds like Huskies have an undercoat that sheds heavily twice a year during seasonal changes.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
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Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Cuddly red pandas, which have ample undercoats, face natural predation from leopards and dholes, aka Asiatic wild dogs.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2023
All coyotes have a thick coat with an undercoat that grows in during cold weather.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
For example, double-coated breeds like Huskies have an undercoat that sheds heavily twice a year during seasonal changes.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercoat
Noun
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Add pickle juice, lime juice, salt, and pepper; toss to coat.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
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Photo: Getty Images Later on in the evening, Ortega slipped into a maxi faux fur greige coat and a Barbie pink mini-dress—how very Carrie.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The last time anyone saw the Franklin expedition was when Inuit hunters encountered starving sailors dragging a lifeboat across the ice in Washington Bay, clad in wool rather than furs.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The first coat is often dense underfur packed closely against the skin, like a warm base layer.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
30 June 2022
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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 23 May. 2025.
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