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Synonyms for lintel
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lin-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪn tl |
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Définition of lintel
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French lintel "threshold" (13c., Modern French linteau), of uncertain origin, probably a variant of lintier, from Vulgar Latin *limitaris "threshold," from Latin limitaris (adj.) "that is on the border," from limes (genitive limitis) "border, boundary" (see limit (n.)). Altered by influence of Latin limen "threshold."
- As in beam : noun length of material used as support
- As in jamb : noun pillar
- As in rafter : noun beam
- He stood swaying—then leaned against the lintel of the door.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- She was about to slam the door in my face, but I pushed my foot between it and the lintel.
- Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
- He ended with a hollow groan and the weight of his body against the lintel.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- The height of the tablinum at the lintel should be one eighth more than its width.
- Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
- The height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top.
- Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
- She leaned on the doorway with her forehead against the lintel.
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- He dismissed the cab and pressed a bell in the lintel of the door.
- Extract from : « The Book of All-Power » by Edgar Wallace
- On the lintel of the gate and in the lock dust lies accumulated.
- Extract from : « Chaldea » by Znade A. Ragozin
- A pipe of quaint design is cold upon the lintel of the lattice window.
- Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
- The lintel was low and Jennings was compelled to stoop in order to enter.
- Extract from : « Where the Strange Trails Go Down » by E. Alexander Powell
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