Lin'tel, n.

n. [L. Lat. lintellus, limen superius; Lat. as if limentellum, from limentum, for limen, a threshold; O. Fr. lintel, N. Fr. linteau, Sp. lintel, dintel.] (Arch.) An horizontal piece of timber or stone placed over a door, window, or other opening; a head-piece. Gwilt.