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Definitions

• 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.
• (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
• A layer or stratum.
• A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
• (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
• (architecture) A cornice.
• (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.