Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Shelf (shelves)
shelf (shelves), n. [Gr. 'set of shelves, stack, rick of hay'.]
- Ledge; [fig.] other side.
- Altar; table; board; [fig.] mind; intellect; mental repository.
- Corolla; circle of petals.
- Storage place; [fig.] horizon.
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