He traversed the gamut of the masonry trades from foundation to lintel, bridge abutment to gravestone, and from skyscraper to curbstone. |
The seven-foot lintel stone and hearth in the kitchen were exposed, and the original table, cupboard, and sugan chairs are still in use. |
In our earlier discussion of trabeation, we pointed out the lintel as the weak element of the structure. |
They were so big that their heads came up past the lintel of the entranceway door. |
The lintel twists with numerals, the four walls buckling with crookbacked joists until ghosts hang homeless in the lurching levels. |
The low door lintel in the upper room was suitably covered to prevent accidents! |