Definitions for "Double Coat"
Keywords:  undercoat, coarser, manx, awn, guard
Refers to a cat having two thick coats in one, comprising a soft undercoat of thick, short hairs, and another set of coarser, slightly longer hairs. (eg., as seen in a Manx.)
A coat in which the undercoat is particularly thick and dense.
Having a thick undercoat with another top coat of longer hairs. The awn hairs may be the same length as the guard hairs (Russian Blues, for example) or there may be longer guard hairs (as in the Manx).