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Examples of lintel in a Sentence
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Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French *lintel, alteration of linter threshold, from Late Latin limitaris, from Latin, constituting a boundary, from limit-, limes boundary
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Lintel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lintel. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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