ledge

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

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.

TranslationsEdit

shelf

• Finnish: hylly (fi)
• Galician: mesado m
• German: Sims (de) m, Kante (de) f, Leiste (de) f, Regalbrett (de) n, Schenkel (de) m
• Italian: mensola (it) f, ripiano (it), scaffale (it) m

• Portuguese: prateleira (pt) f, armário (pt)
• Russian: по́лка (ru) f (pólka)
• Scottish Gaelic: oir f
• Spanish: repisa (es) f

of rocks

• Finnish: kieleke (fi), kallionkieleke
• French: corniche (fr) f
• German: Sims (de) m, Band (de) n, Felsband n, Felsvorsprung (de) m, Vorsprung (de) m, Kante (de) f, Platte (de) f, Felsplatt f, Stufe (de) f, Überhang (de) m, Rücken (de) m

• Italian: cengia (it) f, stralpo (it) m
• Russian: вы́ступ (ru) m (výstup), усту́п (ru) m (ustúp), край (ru) m (kraj)

layer

• Finnish: kerros (fi)
• French: couche (fr) f
• German: Lage (de) f, Schicht (de) f

• Italian: strato (it) m
• Portuguese: camada (pt) f
• Russian: шельф (ru) m (šelʹf), слой (ru) m (sloj)

lode

• Dutch: ader (nl) m, f, ertslaag m, f
• Finnish: mineraalisuoni
• German: Ader (de) f, Schicht (de) f

• Italian: filone (it) m
• Russian: за́лежь (ru) f (záležʹ), пласт (ru) m (plast)

lintel

• French: linteau (fr) m

• German: Sturz (de) m

cornice

• Catalan: imposta (ca) f
• French: corniche (fr) f

• German: Gesims n

timber

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

ledge (plural ledges)

1. (slang) A lege; a legend.
   • [1], [2], [3]

AnagramsEdit

• degel, edgel, glede, gleed, leged