undercoat


undercoat (http://definr.com/undercoat)

     n 1: seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material
          on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion
          [syn: underseal]
     2: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a
        surface [syn: flat coat, ground, primer, priming,
        primer coat, priming coat]
     3: thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard
        hair [syn: underfur]
     v : cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: prime, ground]