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the unsung beam taking the wall's weight so your doorway can keep its shape
means the horizontal beam spanning the top of a door or window that carries the load of the wall above the opening
from From Old French 'lintier' or 'lintel,' a threshold or doorhead, going back to Latin 'limen' (threshold) — possibly blended with 'limes' (boundary, the same root behind 'limit'). The word's confusion of overhead beam and underfoot threshold is ancient: both mark the edge where wall becomes opening.
ancient techStonehenge's horizontal stones are massive lintels
name originFrom Latin limen, meaning threshold
hidden heroSpans openings doors and windows would otherwise collapse
material rangeMade from stone, timber, steel, or concrete