Толковый словарь английского языка - shelf
Shelf
shelf
noun (plural shelves) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old English scylfe; akin to Old Norse hlīthskjalf Odin's seat Date: 14th century 1. a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects, one of several similar pieces in a closet, bookcase, or similar structure, the contents of a ~ , something resembling a ~ in form or position: as, a sandbank or ledge of rocks usually partially submerged, a flat projecting layer of rock, the submerged gradually sloping border of a continent or island ; continental ~ , ~ful noun ~like adjective
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1. n. (pl. shelves) 1 a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or as part of a unit, used to support books etc. b a flat-topped recess in a wall etc. used for supporting objects. 2 a a projecting horizontal ledge in a cliff face etc. b a reef or sandbank under water. c = continental shelf. Phrases and idioms on the shelf 1 (of a woman) past the age when she might expect to be married. 2 (esp. of a retired person) no longer active or of use. shelf-life the amount of time for which a stored item of food etc. remains usable. shelf-mark a notation on a book showing its place in a library. shelf-room available space on a shelf. Derivatives shelved adj. shelfful n. (pl. -fuls). shelflike adj. Etymology: ME f. (M)LG schelf, rel. to OE scylfe partition, scylf crag 2. n. & v. Austral. sl. --n. an informer. --v.tr. inform upon. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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