Ledge vs Mantelshelf - What's the difference?
ledge | mantelshelf | Synonyms |
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.
A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
(slang) A lege; a legend.
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A shelf above a fireplace.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=3 A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.
Ledge is a synonym of mantelshelf.
As nouns the difference between ledge and mantelshelf
is that ledge is 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 while mantelshelf is a shelf above a fireplace.ledge
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Noun
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Anagrams
* *mantelshelf
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Noun
(mantelshelves)citation, passage=Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf , there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.}}