'Lidge' definitions:
Definition of 'Lidge'
From: GCIDE
- Lidge \Lidge\ (l[i^]j), n. Same as Ledge. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'lidge'
From: GCIDE
- Ledge \Ledge\ (l[e^]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. l["o]gg 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A layer or stratum. [1913 Webster]
- The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mining) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams. [1913 Webster]