underlay

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Number of words: 1

a pad placed under a carpet
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type
put (something) under or beneath
provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
To lay beneath
To raise or support by something laid under
To put a tap on (a shoe)
To incline from the vertical
The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from the vertical
A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height

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