ledge

nounverbnounnounattested in dialogue

Canada//lɛd͡ʒ//
Australia//led͡ʒ//

A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

noun

1
A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
Let me help you tie the rope around your neck / Let me help to talk you the wrong way off the ledge / Let me help you hold the Glock against your head
There's something inside this / Confusion we face / We marvel in silence / As time ticks away / Where's the ledge? / I can't touch it / But I feel it's so close
2
A shelf on which articles may be laid.
3
A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
4
A layer or stratum.
5
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
6
A (door or window) lintel.
7
A cornice.
8
A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

Etymology

From Middle English legge, from Old English leċġ (“bar, crossbeam”), from Proto-West Germanic *laggju (“layer, strip, ledge, rung, bar”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjō (“layer, stratum”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, recline”). Cognate with West Frisian lêch (“a layer of sheaves on a threshing floor”), Dutch leg (“layer”), German Low German Legg (“wrinkle, fold, flat layer, stratum”), Middle High German legge, lecke (“position, layer, stratum, tier; pleat, hem”). Related to Middle English leggen (“to lay, apply”), from Old English leċġan (“to lay”); and Old English *ġeleċġ (“positioning, arrangement, layout”) as in Old English limġeleċġ (“the disposition of the limbs, form, shape”). More at lay.

verb

1
To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).
[...] preparation must not remove excess dentine from the canal, and care must be taken not to ledge the canal walls.
Length Longer canals are more prone to ledging than shorter canals. Careful attention to maintaining patency is required to prevent ledging. Initial Size Smaller-diameter canals are more easily ledged than larger-diameter canals. In summary ...

noun

1
Variant of legeslangAlternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).
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Catrin: Tell your dad I said he’s a ledge.

noun

1
slangA provincial or territorial legislature building.
Known to Edmontonians as "the Ledge", the Alberta Legislature Building is a marvel of marble pillars, carved oak, beautiful Beaux-Arts architecture and stunning grounds.
2
slangA provincial or territorial legislative assembly.

Etymology

Shortening of legislature.

Forms

plural: ledges
past tense: ledged
past participle: ledged
present participle: ledging
third person singular: ledges

lecture · A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.lecturing · The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.led · Under somebody's control or leadership.

ledge · A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

ledger · A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.Ledger · A surname.lee · A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

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