different between shelf vs lambrequin

English

Etymology

From Middle English schelfe, probably from Old English s?ylfe (“deck of a ship”), distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell. Cognate to Dutch schelf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lf/
• Rhymes: -?lf

Noun

shelf (plural shelves)

1. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects.
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     Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.

2. The capacity of such an object

3. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
4. A reef, shoal or sandbar.

Synonyms

• (capacity): shelfful

Related terms

• shelve

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• ? Czech: šelf
• ? Irish: seilf
• ? Serbo-Croatian: š?lf, ?????
• ? Welsh: silff

Translations

References

• shelf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Fehls, flesh

Middle English

Noun

shelf

1. Alternative form of schelfe

English

Alternative forms

• lambrekin

Etymology

Borrowed from French lambrequin.

Noun

lambrequin (plural lambrequins)

1. A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance (North America only).
2. An ornamental hanging over upper part of window or along the edge of a shelf.
3. A border pattern with draped effect used in ceramics.
4. A covering for a helmet.
5. (heraldry) In heraldry, drapery attached to a helmet.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l??.b??.k??/

Noun

lambrequin m (plural lambrequins)

1. lambrequin (all senses)
2. (heraldry) mantling

Descendants

• ? English: lambrequin
• ? Russian: ????????? (lambreken)

Further reading

• “lambrequin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).