shelf

English

/ʃɛlf/

noun
Definitions
  • A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.
  • The capacity of such an object
  • A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  • A reef, shoal or sandbar.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schelfe inherited from Old English sċylfe (deck of a ship).

Origin

Old English

sċylfe

Gloss

deck of a ship

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