Complete Definition of "lintel"

English
Etymology
From Middle English lyntel, from Middle French #Middle French|lintel, from Latin limitaris'' ("indicating a boundary").

Pronunciation
IPA|/�lɪn.t�l/, SAMPA|/"lIn.t@l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪnt�l|-ɪnt�l

Noun
en-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.

Translations

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