Lintel
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlɪn.təl/
- Rhymes: -ɪntəl
Origin
From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Latin lÄ«minÄris, from lÄ«men ("threshold (bottommost part of a doorframe)").
Full definition of lintel
Noun
lintel
(plural lintels)- (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.
- 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, "":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.