Definition of shelf

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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..

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Mantelshelf :: Mantelshelf (n.) The shelf of a mantel.
Berme :: Berme (n.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.
Shelve :: Shelve (v. t.) To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim..
Cupboard :: Cupboard (n.) A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
Lambrequin :: 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..
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end..
Ledge :: 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..
Gradino :: Gradino (n.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin..
Superangelic :: Superaltar (n.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino..
Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock..
Mantel :: 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..
Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Full of strata of rock.
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks..
Stand :: Stand (v. t.) To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on the shelf; to stand a man on his feet..
Unshelve :: Unshelve (v. t.) To remove from, or as from, a shelf..
Shelfa :: Shelfa (n.) Alt. of Shilf.
Retable :: Retable (n.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc..
Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim..
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