undercoat

[Pref. under-, and Eng. coat, s.] 1. A coat worn under another. 2. The under layer of hair. [COAT (1), subst ., A. II.1.] "The dog looked fresh and well. undercoat."- Field , Dec. 6, 1884. IMG:content-0053.png:[blocks in formation] "Be war lest perauenture under crepe to thee a wickid thought."- Wycliffe: Deut. xv. 9. *un-der-cry, *un-dir-cry, v. i. [Pref. under-, and Eng. cry, v.] To cry out. "And the i undercrieden [in clam a bant) and seiden, Crucifie, crucifye him."- Wycliffe : Luke xxiii. un-der-current, s. & a. [Pref. under-, and Eng. current .] A. As substantive: 1. Lit .: A current running under another one. 2. Fig .: Something at work out of sight, as influence, feeling, or the like, which has a tendency opposite to or different from what is visible or apparent. "The undercurrent of agricultural opinion."- Field , April 4, 1885. *B. As adj .: Running below or out of sight; hidden.. "Some dark undercurrent woe." Tennyson: Maud, I. xviii. 83. IMG:content-0054.png:[blocks in formation] B. Trans.: To do le thoroughly than is requisite; spec if., in cooking, to cook insufficiently.