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: a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above an opening
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Similarly, chalet-style details, such as planked ceilings, box beds, and large window lintels, are gaining popularity.
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Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
The store was taking over the corner retail space of an 1888 brick warehouse with thick stone lintels and terra-cotta flourishes.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2025
The TikTok clip opens with Matson pointing out corroding steel lintels, which are structural supports placed above windows and other openings to sustain the building's weight.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Last week, like the Jews of Exodus painting blood on their lintels, hundreds of thousands of Instagram users posted a block of text to their accounts hoping to avoid the plague of artificial intelligence online.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
The store was taking over the corner retail space of an 1888 brick warehouse with thick stone lintels and terra-cotta flourishes.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2025
The TikTok clip opens with Matson pointing out corroding steel lintels, which are structural supports placed above windows and other openings to sustain the building's weight.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Last week, like the Jews of Exodus painting blood on their lintels, hundreds of thousands of Instagram users posted a block of text to their accounts hoping to avoid the plague of artificial intelligence online.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Lintel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lintel. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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lintel
noun
lin·tel
ˈlint-ᵊl 
: a horizontal piece across the top of an opening (as of a door) that carries the weight of the structure above it
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