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Definition of lintel :
A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
Synonyms:
coping, heading, header, head, cope
beam (part of speech: noun)
crossbeam, tie, joist, transom, truss, beam, crosstie, spar, stud, transverse, sill, rafter, strut, girder, I beam, ridgepole
Usage examples:
- Two of them, now very prominent, form veritable stumbling- blocks, and the one at the threshold of the inner chamber is carved quite like the lintel stone above the entrance at New Grange. - "The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries", W. Y. Evans Wentz.
- It was built in 1563, as the date carved on the solid lintel shows, but some parts of the structure may have been earlier. - "Vanishing England", P. H. Ditchfield.
- A feeble light shone out on the stair- head, and bending my head, for the lintel was low, I stepped into the room. - "Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France", Stanley J. Weyman.
