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lintel

English

Etymology

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *l?ntellus, for *l?mitellus, diminutive noun from l?mes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?n.t?l/
  • Rhymes: -?nt?l

Noun

lintel (plural lintels)

  1. (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
    • 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":
      Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel.

Synonyms

  • overslay
  • superliminary

Antonyms

  • threshold

Coordinate terms

  • jamb
  • sill

Translations

Further reading

  • Lintel (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “lintel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

  • lentil, tellin, tellin'

Galician

Etymology

From Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin limitalis, from Latin liminaris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lin?t?l]

Noun

lintel m (plural linteis)

  1. lintel
    Synonym: lumieira

Related terms

  • limiar

References

  • “lintel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “lintel” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “lintel” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old French

Noun

lintel m (oblique plural linteaus or linteax or lintiaus or lintiax or lintels, nominative singular linteaus or linteax or lintiaus or lintiax or lintels, nominative plural lintel)

  1. lintel (beam)

Descendants

  • English: lintel (borrowed into Middle English)
  • French: linteau
  • Portuguese: lintel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /l??t?w/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /l??t??/
  • Hyphenation: lin?tel

Noun

lintel m (plural lintéis)

  1. lintel

Coordinate terms

  • parapeito

Spanish

Noun

lintel m (plural linteles)

  1. lintel

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windowsill

English

Alternative forms

  • window sill

Etymology

window +? sill

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?w?nd???s?l/, /?w?nd??s?l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?w?ndo??s?l/

Noun

windowsill (plural windowsills)

  1. The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame

Related terms

  • window
  • sill

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