ledge, shelf
(noun) a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ledge (plural ledges)
A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
A layer or stratum.
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
(architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
(architecture) A cornice.
(shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
ledge (third-person singular simple present ledges, present participle ledging, simple past and past participle ledged)
(uncommon) To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).
Shortening of legend.
ledge (plural ledges)
(slang) A lege; a legend.
Shortening of legislature.
ledge (plural ledges)
(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.
• "Alberta Legislature," Explore Edmonton
(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.
• degel, edgel, glede, gleed, leged
Source: Wiktionary
Ledge, n. Etym: [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. lögg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. See Lie to be prostrate.] [Formerly written lidge.]
1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
3. A layer or stratum. The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. Sir H. Wotton.
4. (Mining)
Definition: A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
5. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
