'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.).
Synonyms of 'lintel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archway,
- back door,
- barway,
- bulkhead,
- carriage entrance,
- cellar door,
- cellarway,
- door,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- doorway,
- French door,
- 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