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.

(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

A layer or stratum.

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

(architecture) A (door or window) lintel.

(architecture) A cornice.

(shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

(slang) Alternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”)

(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.

(Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.

(uncommon) To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).