English-Thai Dictionary

ledge

N แนว ชั้น ที่ ทำ ยื่น จาก ผนัง (เช่น บริเวณ หน้าต่าง เพื่อ วาง แจกัน ดอกไม้  shelf molding neo-chan-ti-tam-jak-pa-ngan

 

ledge

N แนว หิน ที่ ยื่น มาจาก หน้าผา  เชิง ผา  neao-hin-ti-yuan-ma-jak-na-pa

 

ledger

N แผ่น หิน เหนือ หลุมฝังศพ  pan-hin-nuan-lum-fang-sob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEDGE

n. 1. A stratum, layer or row.
The lowest ledge or row should be merely of stone.
2. A ridge; a prominent row; as a ledge of rocks.
3. A prominent part; a regular part rising or projecting beyond the rest.
4. A small molding.
5. A small piece of timber placed athwart ships, under the deck between the beams.
6. A long ridge of rocks near the surface of the sea.

 

LEDGER

n.The principal book of accounts among merchants; the book into which the accounts of the journal are carried in a summary form. [See Leger. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEDGE

Ledge, n. Etym: [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel.lögg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. See Lie to be prostrate. ] [Formerly written lidge. ]

 

1. 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.

 

2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

 

3. A layer or stratum. The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. Sir H. Wotton.

 

4. (Mining )

 

Defn: A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

 

5. (Shipbuilding )

 

Defn: A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

 

LEDGEMENT

LEDGEMENT Ledge "ment, n.

 

Defn: See Ledgment.

 

LEDGER

Ledg "er, n. Etym: [Akin to D. legger layer, daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie ), E. ledge, lie. See Lie to be prostrate. ]

 

1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc. , are placed under appropriate heads. [Written also leger. ]

 

2. (Arch. ) (a ) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. Oxf. Gloss. (b ) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight. [Written also ligger. ] Ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. Walton. J. H. Walsh. -- Ledger line. See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a. -- Ledger wall (Mining ), the wall under a vein; the foot wall. Raymond.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ledge

ledge |lej lɛʤ | ▶noun 1 a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface: he heaved himself up over a ledge. 2 an underwater ridge, esp. of rocks beneath the sea near the shore. 3 Mining a stratum of metal- or ore-bearing rock; a vein of quartz or other mineral. DERIVATIVES ledg y |ˈlejē |adjective ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door, gate, etc. ): perhaps from an early form of lay 1. Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

ledger

ledg er |ˈlejər ˈlɛʤər | ▶noun 1 a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type: the total balance of the purchases ledger. 2 a flat stone slab covering a grave. 3 a horizontal scaffolding pole, parallel to the face of a building. ORIGIN late Middle English legger, ligger (denoting a large bible or breviary ), probably from variants of lay 1 and lie 1, influenced by Dutch legger and ligger. Current senses date from the 16th cent.

 

ledger line

ledg er line (also leger line ) ▶noun Music a short line added for notes above or below the range of a staff.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ledge

ledge |lɛdʒ | ▶noun 1 a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface: he heaved himself up over a ledge. • a window ledge. 2 an underwater ridge, especially of rocks beneath the sea near the shore: a reef ledge. 3 Mining a stratum of metal- or ore-bearing rock; a vein of quartz or other mineral. DERIVATIVES ledged adjective, ledgy adjective ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door, gate, etc. ): perhaps from an early form of lay 1. Sense 1 dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

ledger

ledger |ˈlɛdʒə | ▶noun 1 a book or other collection of financial accounts: the total balance of the purchases ledger. 2 a flat stone slab covering a grave. 3 a horizontal scaffolding pole, parallel to the face of the building. 4 a weight used on a fishing line without a float, to anchor the bait in a particular place: [ as modifier ] : ledger tackle. ▶verb [ no obj. ] fish using a ledger. ORIGIN late Middle English legger, ligger (denoting a large bible or breviary ), probably from variants of lay 1 and lie 1, influenced by Dutch legger and ligger. Current senses date from the 16th cent. , except the fishing senses, known from the 17th cent.

 

ledger line

ledger line ▶noun Music variant spelling of leger line.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ledge

ledge noun a collection of teapots on the ledge | a rock ledge: shelf, sill, mantel, mantelpiece, shelving; projection, protrusion, overhang, ridge, prominence.

 

ledger

ledger noun a sales ledger: book, account book, record book, register, log, accounts; records, books; balance sheet, financial statement.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ledge

ledge noun she arranged the plants in a row on the ledge | a cliff ledge: shelf, sill, mantel, mantelpiece, mantelshelf, shelving; projection, protrusion, overhang, extension, ridge, step, prominence, spur, jut, bulge, flange.

 

ledger

ledger noun a sales ledger: book, account book, record book, register, registry, log; records, archives, books; balance sheet, financial statement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ledge

ledge /ledʒ /名詞 C 1 (壁面から浅い棚状に突き出た )出っ張り, 棚 ; 岩棚 ▸ a window ledge [sill ]窓台 2 (岸近くの水面下にある )岩棚 .3 鉱脈 .

 

ledged

ledged 形容詞 棚 [出っ張り ]のある .

 

ledger

ledg er /lédʒə r /名詞 C 1 出納簿, 台帳 .2 〘楽 〙加線 (ledger line ).