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ledgment

ledgment noun: a stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.

Noun

ledgment (plural ledgments)

  1. A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
  2. The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.
    • HIP - ROOFS IN LEDGMENT1831, Peter Nicholson, Nicholson's New Carpenter's Guide

Forms of ledgment

pluralledgments
alternative formledgement
alternative formlegement
alternative formligement

Origin of ledgment

From Middle English legement; equivalent to ledge + -ment.

Questions about ledgment

What does ledgment mean?
Ledgment means a stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
What part of speech is ledgment?
Ledgment is a noun.
What is the plural of ledgment?
The plural of ledgment is ledgments.

Words near ledgment in the dictionary

  1. ledgier
  2. ledgiest
  3. ledginess
  4. ledging
  5. ledgings
  6. ledgment
  7. ledgments
  8. ledgy
  9. Ledhead
  10. Ledheads
  11. Ledian

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