"topcoat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɒpkəʊt/ Forms: topcoats [plural]
Etymology: From top + coat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} topcoat (plural topcoats)
  1. A light overcoat. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (light overcoat): палто (palto) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-topcoat-en-noun-4OHkHFdd Disambiguation of Clothing: 99 0 1 Disambiguation of 'light overcoat': 97 3
  2. A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat. Translations (layer of paint applied after the undercoat): последен пласт боя (posleden plast boja) (Bulgarian), kiritai (Maori)
    Sense id: en-topcoat-en-noun-bHJpOev9 Disambiguation of 'layer of paint applied after the undercoat': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: recoat, Inverness cape

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɒpkəʊt/ Forms: topcoats [present, singular, third-person], topcoating [participle, present], topcoated [participle, past], topcoated [past]
Etymology: From top + coat. Head templates: {{en-verb}} topcoat (third-person singular simple present topcoats, present participle topcoating, simple past and past participle topcoated)
  1. (transitive) To apply a topcoat to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-topcoat-en-verb-ps4JVtn4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 38 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 20 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 18 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 25 18 57

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Story of the Bald-headed Man”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, pages 66–67:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Richard E. Kim, Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood, page 100:",
          "text": "He is wearing a black armband on the left sleeve of his gray topcoat.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Thomas Bernhard, translated by Kenneth J. Northcott, Walking: Three Novellas, page 114:",
          "text": "Whereas Oehler habitually wears his topcoat completely buttoned up, I leave my topcoat completely open.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Ricardo Morada, So This Is the Good Old United States of America!, page 42:",
          "text": "Then he opened his closet and took out a black topcoat. It was heavily lined with silk, soft to the touch.",
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          "ref": "1966, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Wood Finishing: Painting Outside Wood Surfaces, page 2:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2007, N. Nakayama, K. Morishita, S. Ochiai, T. Sekigawa, K. Aoyama, A. Ikawa, “Evaluation of Environmental Barrier Coatings for SiC/SiC Composites”, in Dongming Zhu, Uwe Schulz, editors, Advanced Ceramic Coatings and Interfaces, page 169:",
          "text": "Fig. 7 shows the microstructures of lutetium silicate topcoat on SiC/SiC composite after various exposure tests.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "Without the protection of the topcoat, your wood constantly expands and contracts and is more susceptible to warping and cracking. Topcoats also improve the look of the wood by adding depth and color.",
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          "text": "Fig. 7 shows the microstructures of lutetium silicate topcoat on SiC/SiC composite after various exposure tests.",
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        },
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