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lintel

noun
/ˈlɪn.təl//ˈlɪn.tɛl/

Etymology

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.

  1. derived from lintel
  2. inherited from lyntel

Definitions

  1. A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door…

    A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

    • Then we came to a tavern with vine-leaves over the lintel,

  2. The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU

    The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA