"shelfwork" meaning in All languages combined

See shelfwork on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shelfworks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shelfwork (countable and uncountable, plural shelfworks)
  1. (architecture) A built-in shelf or set of shelves. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-shelfwork-en-noun-BSe3Z77j Topics: architecture
  2. A system of classification, especially one that determines how something can be organized on shelves. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shelfwork-en-noun-VcqfbHF5
  3. Items such as brochures that are displayed on and used from a shelf. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shelfwork-en-noun-JFQMTGLe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 30 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 24 58

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1983, Robert M. Hodnett, Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook, page 184",
          "text": "Adjacent shelfwork is considered an extension of the obstruction.",
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          "ref": "1990, Eugene Clute, Kenneth Reid, Russell Fenimore Whitehead, Progressive Architecture - Volume 71",
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          "ref": "2002, Mark St. George, A Feast of Savages, page 25",
          "text": "Turkoman made good use of his time, and I was sure whatever he knew of Dr. Lyman Kiser's affairs was neatly stashed somewhere in his mental shelfwork.",
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