aluskarva — meaning in English

English meaning

• pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
• undercoat noun A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.

Senses

aluskarva is used for these senses in English:

• pile Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)
• undercoat A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.

pile — full definition

1. noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.
2. noun Informally, a large amount, especially of money.
3. noun A long beam or post driven deep into the ground to support a structure such as a building or pier.
4. verb To heap things up, or to move as a group in a disorganised way.

undercoat — full definition

1. noun A layer of short hairs underneath the longer ones of an animal's fur.
2. noun A coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat; sometimes, a coloured primer.
3. noun A coat for wearing indoors, under an overcoat.

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