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Ledgment

Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-ment), n. (Arch.)

  1. A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such as the base moldings of a building.
    --Oxf. Gloss.

  2. The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.
    --Gwilt. [Written also ledgement, legement, and ligement.]

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ledgment

alt. 1 (context architecture English) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building. 2 The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained. n. 1 (context architecture English) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building. 2 The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.

Usage examples of "ledgment".

The valet dipped his head in phlegmatic acknow ledgment, and noted the order on the autoaccept crossfile.