Lintel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A horizontal structural member, such as a beam or stone, that spans an opening, as between the uprights of a door or window or between two columns or piers.
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  • n. A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture, a horizontal piece of timber or stone resting on the jambs of a door or window, or spanning any other open space in a wall or in a columnar construction, and serving to support superincumbent weight.
  • n. See lingel.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beam   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    quintal    wintle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    jamb    architrave    sill    entablature    plinth   
     
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