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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shelf \Shelf\, n.; pl {Shelves}. [OE. shelfe, schelfe AS
scylfe; akin to G. schelfe Icel. skj[=a]lf. In senses 2 & 3,
perhaps a different word (cf. {Shelve}, v. i.).]
1. (Arch.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set
horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects
of use or ornament.
2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks,
rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
On the tawny sands and shelves. --Milton.
On the secret shelves with fury cast. --Dryden.
3. (Mining) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat,
projecting layer of rock.
4. (Naut.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a
vessel inside the timberheads. --D. Kemp.
{To lay on the shelf}, to lay aside as unnecessary or
useless; to dismiss; to discard.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
shelf
n 1: a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding
objects
2: a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
[syn: {ledge}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
shelf
A public library of {class}es for the {Eiffel} language.
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