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View synonyms for lintel

lintel

[ lin-tl ]

noun

  1. a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.


lintel

/ ˈlɪntəl /

noun

  1. a horizontal beam, as over a door or window


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lintel1

1350–1400; Middle English lyntel < Middle French lintel, dissimilated variant of *linter < Latin līmitāris originally, belonging to or indicating a boundary; later taken as synonym of līmināris originally, of the threshold. See limit, -ar 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lintel1

C14: via Old French probably from Late Latin līmitāris (unattested) of the boundary, influenced in meaning by līminaris of the threshold

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Example Sentences

The host stands under the lintel, faces north and salutes twice.

From Time

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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