lintel
Lintel labeled with 2 (sill is number 1)
Meaning
Noun
- 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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Origin
- From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes.
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