lintel
/ˈlɪn.təl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
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.
name
The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel,"
Etymology
From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.