Definition of lintels Lintels

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What does lintels mean?

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Noun
lintel - horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
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lintel (n.)
A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.

lintel
A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

lintel
lin′tel, n. the piece of timber or stone over a doorway: the headpiece of a door or casement. [O. Fr. lintel (Fr. linteau)—Low L. lintellus for limitellus, dim. of L. limes, border.]