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topcoat

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒpkəʊt/

noun

Etymology: From top + coat.

  1. A light overcoat (outer garment).

    Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs.

    He is wearing a black armband on the left sleeve of his gray topcoat.

  2. A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat.

    Near-synonym: overcoat

    Apply two topcoats, particularly to areas that are fully exposed to the weather such as the south side of the house. A total of three coats (primer and two topcoats) should result in an optimum thickness of 4-1/2 to 5 mils.

verb

Etymology: From top + coat.

  1. To apply a topcoat to (something).