muntin

[ muhn-tn ]

noun
  1. Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.

  2. (formerly) a vertical bar in a window sash.

  1. a stile within the frame of a door or the like.

Origin of muntin

1
1300–50; earlier mountan, montan,Middle English mountaun, mountain<Middle French montant, noun use of present participle of monter to mount1; compare Dutch munting

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British Dictionary definitions for muntin

muntin

/ (ˈmʌntɪn) /


noun
  1. another name (esp US) for glazing-bar

Origin of muntin

1
C17: variant of C15 mountant, from Old French montant, present participle of monter to mount 1

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