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lintel
[ lin-tl ]
noun
- a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
lintel
/ ˈlɪntəl /
noun
- a horizontal beam, as over a door or window
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lintel1
Example Sentences
The host stands under the lintel, faces north and salutes twice.
When the upstairs bathroom in her New York home required stripping down to the original structure, a shoe was found hidden above the door lintel between the ceiling of the second floor and the attic floor.
The height of the tablinum at the lintel should be one eighth more than its width.
The height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top.
She leaned on the doorway with her forehead against the lintel.
The granite lintel that had crushed the body of the old captains son had fallen also upon the captains heart.
Then, "when I see the—blood—on the—lintel—and on the two—side-posts—I will not go in and—kill the first-born!"
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