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De - Pt| English Dictionary: ledge | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for ledge | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Ledge \Ledge\ (l[ecr]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. l[94]gg 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) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. 5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams. | |
