basecoat

[ beys-koht ]

noun

1. a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
2. any coat of plastering beneath the finish coat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of basecoat¹

base ¹ + coat

Example Sentences

Cobbling together a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle while in lockdown comes to mind, as does doing your nails — basecoat, color, topcoat.

From New York Times

It peels off easily with no muss, no fuss and no basecoat, for easy glamour on the run.

From Seattle Times

However, one of my decorating jobs involves stripping and sanding a bannister that has a lead basecoat.

From The Guardian

They would be using the same plywood, the same Structo-Lite basecoat plaster, the same Georgia Pacific extruded polystyrene boards, to give form to multimillion-dollar apartments.

From New York Times

To keep the final result from looking overly “costume-y,” she left the bottom portion of the nail uncolored, polishing it with a clear coat of Nail 999 Rescue Basecoat.

From Forbes