Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shelving"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shelve \Shelve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shelved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shelving}.] [Perhapss originally from the same source as
shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]
To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves
from the shore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shelving \Shelv"ing\, a.
Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. --Shak.
``Shelving arches.'' --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shelving \Shelv"ing\, n.
1. The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a
closet.
2. The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off
or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.
3. Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.
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