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Shelve :: Shelve (v. t.) To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely; as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim..

Place :: Place (n.) To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis..

Lambrequin :: Lambrequin (n.) A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging, pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window, hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like..

Shelfy :: Shelfy (a.) Full of strata of rock.

Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.

Retable :: Retable (n.) A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc..

Gradino :: Gradino (n.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin..

Mantel :: Mantel (n.) The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports..

Bank :: Bank (n.) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland..

Hob :: Hob (n.) The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm..

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.

Shelf :: Shelf (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..

Ledge :: Ledge (n.) 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..

Plough :: Plough (n.) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc..

Berth :: Berth (n.) A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in..

Mantelshelf :: Mantelshelf (n.) The shelf of a mantel.

Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim..

Shelf :: Shelf (v. i.) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock..

Cupboard :: Cupboard (n.) A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

Bookshelf :: Bookshelf (n.) A shelf to hold books.

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