lintel
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.lin·tel
noun \ˈlin-təl\Definition of LINTEL
: a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above an opening
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Origin of LINTEL
Middle English, from Anglo-French *lintel, alteration of linter threshold, from Late Latin limitaris, from Latin, constituting a boundary, from limit-, limes boundary
First Known Use: 14th century
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