lintel
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
Origin of lintel
1- Also British, lin·tol .
Words Nearby lintel
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How to use lintel in a sentence
The host stands under the lintel, faces north and salutes twice.
The Pandemic Changed How We Drink. It's Time to Go Back to the Joy of Social Drinking | Edward Slingerland | December 30, 2021 | TimeWhen 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.
Beer bottles and cans hidden behind the drywall? I’ll drink to that. | John Kelly | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe height of the tablinum at the lintel should be one eighth more than its width.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusThe height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusShe leaned on the doorway with her forehead against the lintel.
The Tragic Muse | Henry James
The granite lintel that had crushed the body of the old captains son had fallen also upon the captains heart.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandThen, "when I see the—blood—on the—lintel—and on the two—side-posts—I will not go in and—kill the first-born!"
The Sabbath-School Index | Richard Gay Pardee
British Dictionary definitions for lintel
/ (ˈlɪntəl) /
a horizontal beam, as over a door or window
Origin of lintel
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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