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Lintel

Lintel Meaning & Definition
Lintel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lintel?

[n] horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lintel: header

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lintel: archway | back door | barway | bulkhead | carriage entrance | cellar door | cellarway | door | doorjamb | doorpost | doorway | French door | front door | gate | gatepost | gateway | hatch | hatchway | porch | portal | porte cochere | postern | propylaeum | pylon | scuttle | side door | stile | storm door | threshold | tollgate | trap | trap door | turnpike | turnstile

See Also | beam

Lintel In Webster's Dictionary

\Lin"tel\ (l[i^]n"t[e^]l), n. [OF. lintel, F. linteau, LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See {Limit}.] (Arch.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.

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