Shelf

Shelf (shelf)
n.	(?)
Shelf
; pl. Shelves (#). [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS. scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skjlf. In senses 2 *** 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve, v. i.)

A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.

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.

A stratum lying in a very even manner] a flat, projecting layer of rock.

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.

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