Associations to the word «Lintel»

Wiktionary

LINTEL, noun. (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
LINTEL, proper noun. (computing) The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.

Dictionary definition

LINTEL, noun. Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King