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LEDGE
ledge, shelf
(noun) a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
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.
Verb
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).
Etymology 2
Shortening of legend.
Noun
ledge (plural ledges)
(slang) A lege; a legend.
Etymology 3
Shortening of legislature.
Noun
ledge (plural ledges)
(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.
• "Alberta Legislature," Explore Edmonton
(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.
Anagrams
• 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
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