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

muntin

/ ˈmʌntɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of muntin¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of muntin¹

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