Lintel

Quick meaning: Lintel is a noun meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

Example Sentences

Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel,

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.

Word Forms

• lintels

Synonyms for lintel

Depending on context, synonyms include overslay, superliminary, header.

Antonyms for lintel

Common opposites include threshold.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include header, arcuated, ledge, doorjamb, cantilever, heck.

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