shelvement dial.
(ˈʃɛlvmənt)
Also shelment, shilment, -mont.
[f. shelve v.2 + -ment.]
= shelving vbl. n.1 3.
| 1808 Jamieson, Shilmonts. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm III. 1088 When the corn is on a level with the frame or shilments of the cart, the sheaves are then laid across the body of the cart in a row along both sides of the frame. Ibid. 1172 Three oak standards..tenoned..at top into the top rails, or shelvements. |