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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
lintel
    n 1: horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or
         window [syn: header, lintel]

2. 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

3. The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 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.


4. 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.).
   

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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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