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/ˈlɪn.təl/ · noun
(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above..
Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel.
Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel,
Use lintel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lintel means (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above..
Common synonyms include overslay, superliminary, header.
Possible antonyms include threshold.
Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel.
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