'Lintel' definitions:

Definition of 'lintel'

From: WordNet
noun
Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window [syn: header, lintel]

Definition of 'Lintel'

From: GCIDE
  • 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

Definition of 'Lintel'

From: Easton
  • Lintel
  • 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.
  • Heb. kaphtar. Amos 9:1; Zeph. 2:14 (R.V. correctly "chapiters," as in A.V. marg.).

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