topcoat

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topcoat

/ˈtɒpkəʊt/

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From top + coat.

noun topcoats · top coat

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.
A layer of paint or varnish etc. applied after the undercoat. Near-synonym: overcoat
Similar: overcoat · Opposite: undercoat, basecoat

verb topcoats · topcoating · topcoated

transitive To apply a topcoat to (something).

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noun light overcoat

Español	sobrerropa

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@misc{topcoat_2026,
  title = {topcoat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topcoat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}