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lintel

Lintel (noun) means a horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

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

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.

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

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