podkład
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔt.kwat/
“podkład” is a Polish word. Its 19 meanings in English:
noun
- bed, base, foundation, substratum, underlayer (layer underneath another) [with pod (+ accusative) ‘to under what’],
- primer, undercoat (coat of paint or other material applied onto a surface before that of a topcoat)
- foundation (cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture)
- railroad tie, railway sleeper
- background music (music in a film, video game or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to have the audience's focus)
- beat (instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music)
- rootstock
- cover (elongated piece of material that is placed on the sheet to protect it from getting dirty)
- second sole
- top layer (layer of manure in a cold frame upon which one spreads soil)
- first ploughing
- guide (map or graph used to ease the placement of elements on a map)
- cushion, soft pad, pillow
- tree stamped for a beehive
- substrate (geometric work that involves the geometric elements under consideration)
- synonym of czabrak (“shabrack”)
- iron stand used to stack wood in a hearth
- synonym of podkładanie
- base of a watermill
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish podkład. By surface analysis, deverbal from podkładać. Compare Czech podklad.
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