ledge

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɛdʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdʒ
  • Hyphenation: ledge

Etymology 1

From Middle English legge; usually considered to be from Middle English leggen, a variant of leyen (“to put, lay (down, waste to)”).

Noun

ledge (plural ledges)

  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. (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
  3. A layer or stratum.
  4. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
  5. (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
  6. (architecture) A cornice.
  7. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

ledge (plural ledges)

  1. (slang) A lege; a legend.
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