Word: Lintel
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stonepicnicking_okapiWednesday's word is...
...lintel.
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door
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which I came across in a tiny book of 4 essays by Tolstoy that my Indian lady lent me. It was in "What Men Live By": But he forgot to stoop, and struck his head against the lintel.
...lintel.
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door
--
which I came across in a tiny book of 4 essays by Tolstoy that my Indian lady lent me. It was in "What Men Live By": But he forgot to stoop, and struck his head against the lintel.