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lintel


lintel [lin-tl] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for lintel on Thesaurus.com noun

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

Also British, lin·tol. Origin of lintel 1350–1400; Middle English lyntel Middle French lintel, dissimilated variant of *linter Latin līmitāris orig., belonging to or indicating a boundary; later taken as synonym of līmināris orig., of the threshold. See limit, -ar1 Related Words for lintel girder, scaffolding, joist, shaft, pillar, pole, plank, timber, sill, strip, bail, bolster, stanchion, prop, trestle, pile, boom, stud, spar Examples from the Web for lintel Historical Examples of lintel

  • He stood swaying—then leaned against the lintel of the door.

    An Outcast of the Islands

    Joseph Conrad

  • She was about to slam the door in my face, but I pushed my foot between it and the lintel.

    A Master of Mysteries

    L. T. Meade

  • He ended with a hollow groan and the weight of his body against the lintel.

    The Long Roll

    Mary Johnston

  • The height of the tablinum at the lintel should be one eighth more than its width.

    Ten Books on Architecture

    Vitruvius

  • The height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top.

    Ten Books on Architecture

    Vitruvius

  • British Dictionary definitions for lintel lintel noun

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

    Word Origin for lintel C14: via Old French probably from Late Latin līmitāris (unattested) of the boundary, influenced in meaning by līminaris of the threshold Word Origin and History for lintel n.

    early 14c., from Old French lintel “threshold” (13c., Modern French linteau), of uncertain origin, probably a variant of lintier, from Vulgar Latin *limitaris “threshold,” from Latin limitaris (adj.) “that is on the border,” from limes (genitive limitis) “border, boundary” (see limit (n.)). Altered by influence of Latin limen “threshold.”

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