ledge´less

ledge´less
ledge «lehj», noun.
1. a narrow shelf: »

a window ledge.

2. a) a shelf or ridge of rock: »

He climbed up the side of the chasm to gain the ledge above (Frederick Marryat).

 b) such a ridge of rocks near the shore beneath the surface of the sea: »

the Maldives, a famous ledge of islands (Daniel Defoe).

3. a layer or mass of metal-bearing rock; lode or vein.
╂[Middle English legge crossbar on a door, perhaps < leggen lay1, or perhaps Old English lecg some part of a short sword]
–ledge´less, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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