lintel

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Finding a Miyake event in wood from a Mesoamerican structure—such as a lintel in the Maya temple Tikal in Guatemala, whose construction is recorded in the Long Count—would settle the matter.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023

Because we can’t tell a cornice from a lintel, we asked Norfolk architect Greg Rutledge to guide us through the West Freemason Street Area Historic District.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2021

He stopped outside the house where Maya Angelou once lived, admiring the ivy that tumbled from the lintel.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021

Work is taking place after laser scans showed the lintel stones, joints and concrete mortar that balance them across the vertical stones have eroded.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2021

Hagrid came after them, bending low to avoid hitting his head on the door lintel.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling