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lidge

Ledge \Ledge\ (l[e^]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. l["o]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.