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Definitions for Lintel
[1] a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
[2] a horizontal beam, as over a door or window
Words related to Lintel
girder, scaffolding, joist, shaft, pillar, pole, plank, timber, sill, strip, bail, bolster, stanchion, prop, trestle, pile, boom, stud, spar
Words nearby Lintel
linseed oil, linsey, linsey-woolsey, linstock, lint, lintel, linter, lintie, linton, lintwhite, linty
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
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
Synonyms for Lintel
girder, joist, piling, pillar, plank, pole, scaffolding, shaft, sill, timber, axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, jamb, lath, pile, post, prop, rafter, reach, scantling, spar, stanchion, stay, stringer, strip, strut, stud, trestle, two-by-four, transverse