LEDGES

Noun

ledges

plural of ledge

Anagrams

• Sledge, edgels, gledes, gleeds, sledge

Source: Wiktionary


LEDGE

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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