lintel
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lintel \Lin"tel\ (l[i^]n"t[e^]l), n. [OF. lintel, F. linteau,
LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See
{Limit}.] (Arch.)
A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the
superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting
crosswise fracture.
[1913 Webster] Lintie
from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
Lintel
n.
The emerging {Linux}/Intel alliance. This term began to be used in
early 1999 after it became clear that the {Wintel} alliance was under
increasing strain and Intel started taking stakes in Linux companies.
from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Lintel
(1.) Heb. mashkoph, a projecting cover (Ex. 12:22, 23; ver. 7,
"upper door post," but R.V. "lintel"); the head-piece of a door,
which the Israelites were commanded to mark with the blood of
the paschal lamb.
(2.) Heb. kaphtar. Amos 9:1; Zeph. 2:14 (R.V. correctly
"chapiters," as in A.V. marg.).
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "lintel":
French door, archway, back door, barway, bulkhead,
carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, door, doorjamb,
doorpost, doorway, front door, gate, gatepost, gateway, hatch,
hatchway, porch, portal, porte cochere, postern, propylaeum, pylon,
scuttle, side door, stile, storm door, threshold, tollgate, trap,
trap door, turnpike, turnstile
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