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Sims.

horizontal protrusion or ridge on a wall etc.

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Meaning & usage

noun/zɪms/
  1. horizontal protrusion or ridge on a wall etc. ledge (one inside which can be used as a shelf)

    masculine · neuter · strong
  2. horizontal protrusion or ridge on a wall etc. cornice (one outside, for draining or ornamentation)

    masculine · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German simez, from Old High German simiz. Lacking cognates in Germanic, therefore usually connected to Latin sima (“horizontal element at the top of a column”), perhaps through Late Latin simatus.

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