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lintel
[ lin-tl ]
/ ĖlÉŖn tl /
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noun
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
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lintel
/ (ĖlÉŖntÉl) /
noun
a horizontal beam, as over a door or window
Word Origin for lintel
C14: via Old French probably from Late Latin lÄ«mitÄris (unattested) of the boundary, influenced in meaning by lÄ«minaris of the threshold
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