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podkład

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔt.kwat/

“podkład” is a Polish word. Its 19 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bed, base, foundation, substratum, underlayer (layer underneath another) [with pod (+ accusative) ‘to under what’],
  2. primer, undercoat (coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat)
  3. foundation (cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture)
  4. railroad tie, railway sleeper
  5. background music (music in a film, video game or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to have the audience's focus)
  6. beat (instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music)
  7. rootstock
  8. cover (elongated piece of material that is placed on the sheet to protect it from getting dirty)
  9. second sole
  10. top layer (layer of manure in a cold frame upon which one spreads soil)
  11. first ploughing
  12. guide (map or graph used to ease the placement of elements on a map)
  13. cushion, soft pad, pillow
  14. tree stamped for a beehive
  15. substrate (geometric work that involves the geometric elements under consideration)
  16. synonym of czabrak (“shabrack”)
  17. iron stand used to stack wood in a hearth
  18. synonym of podkładanie
  19. base of a watermill

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish podkład. By surface analysis, deverbal from podkładać. Compare Czech podklad.

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