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A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.

• Strengthen
  To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority.
• Resistance
  The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
• Strengthener
  One who, or that which, gives or adds strength.
• OPENEYED
  With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant. Shak.
• Resistant
  Making resistance; resisting.
• Strengthful
  Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong.
• OPENHANDED
  Generous; liberal; munificent. -- O"pen-hand`ed*ness, n. J. S. Mill.
• Carrying
  of Carry
• Open-air
  Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
• Resister
  One who resists.
• Strengthing
  A stronghold.
• OPENHEADED
  Bareheaded. [Obs.]
• Openbill
  A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.
• Resistful
  Making much resistance.

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