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- Shelf - v. i. - A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.
- Shelf - v. i. - A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
- Shelf - v. i. - A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock.
- Shelf - v. i. - A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
- Shelfa - n. - Alt. of Shilfa
- Shelfy - a. - Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.
- Shelfy - a. - Full of strata of rock.
- Cupboard - n. - A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
- Plough - n. - To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
- Ledge - n. - 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.
- Berth - n. - A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in.
- Superaltar - n. - A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.
- Berme - n. - A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
- Retable - n. - A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc.
- Bookshelf - n. - A shelf to hold books.
- Scarcement - n. - An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.
- Banquette - n. - A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back or the top of a buffet or dresser.
- Mantelshelf - n. - The shelf of a mantel.
- Lambrequin - n. - A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.
- Mantel - n. - The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports.
- Hob - n. - The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.