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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.
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercoat
Noun
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The lobby’s elevator doors opened and a woman with a giant white saucer on her head and a matching floor-length coat, embellished with red splotches that evoked stab wounds, slowly exited.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Additional layers are applied to fill gaps and create a smooth surface before a final coat of lacquer is brushed on.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Lippes’ core signature line is also included in the assortment, featuring fine cashmere and Italian silk-wool tailored suiting separates.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Glasner’s wrap-them-in-cotton-wool approach worked in Manchester City’s favour on Wednesday but might well work against them when Palace host Arsenal on the last matchday of the Premier League season, just three days before that final against Rayo Vallecano.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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