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1 postument
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > postument
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2 cok|ół
m (G cokołu) 1. (podstawa) (pomnika) base, pedestal; (filaru, nagrobka) base- rzeźba na wysokim cokole a sculpture on a high pedestal- nie mógł odczytać napisu wyrytego w cokole he couldn’t make out the inscription engraved on the pedestal2. Archit., Budow. (podmurówka) base course, plinth- cokół budynku the base course of a building3. Techn. (żarówki) (screw) baseThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cok|ół
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3 postul|ować
impf vt książk. to call for- postulować wprowadzenie zakazu reklamy papierosów to call for a ban on (the) advertising of cigarettes- na wysokim postumencie z marmuru stał pomnik poety the monument of the poet stood on a high marble plinth- był człowiekiem okazałej postury he was a man of imposing physique- był dość nikłej postury he was a man of slight build, he was a slightly built manThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > postul|ować
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Plinth — Plinth, n. [L. plinthus, Gr. ? a brick or tile, a plinth, perh. akin to E. flint: cf. F. plinthe.] (Arch.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plinth — [plinth] n. [L plinthus < Gr plinthos, brick, tile] 1. the square block at the base of a column, pedestal, etc.: see COLUMN 2. the base on which a statue is placed 3. a course of brick or stone, often a projecting one, along the base of a wall … English World dictionary
plinth — [plınθ] n especially BrE ↑statue, ↑plinth [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: plinthus, from Greek plinthos] a square block, usually made of stone, that is used as the base for a ↑pillar or ↑statue … Dictionary of contemporary English
plinth — plinth; sub·plinth; … English syllables
plinth — n. m. (Belgique) GYM Série de caisses en bois emboîtées et amovibles utilisées pour des exercices de culbute … Encyclopédie Universelle
plinth — (plinth) a padded table for a patient to sit or lie on while performing therapeutic exercises … Medical dictionary
plinth — [ plınθ ] noun count a square piece of stone that forms the bottom of a COLUMN or STATUE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plinth — 1610s, from Fr. plinthe, from L. plinthus, from Gk. plinthos brick, squared stone, cognate with O.E. flint (see FLINT (Cf. flint)) … Etymology dictionary
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Plinth — A plinth is the base of a cabinet in cabinet making.In architecture, a plinth is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument, or structure rests. [cite book first= John C. last= Poppeliers authorlink= coauthors= year=… … Wikipedia
plinth — plinthless, adj. plinthlike, adj. /plinth/, n. Archit. 1. a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier. See diag. under column. 2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal. 3. Also called plinth course. a projecting course of… … Universalium
