"ledgment" meaning in All languages combined

See ledgment on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ledgments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English legement; equivalent to ledge + -ment. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|legement}} Middle English legement, {{af|en|ledge|-ment}} ledge + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} ledgment (plural ledgments)
  1. (architecture) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-ledgment-en-noun-CKwYqA4~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Topics: architecture
  2. The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.
    Sense id: en-ledgment-en-noun-giPlKpWa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ledgement, legement, ligement

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Alternative forms

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