muntin
Americannoun
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Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
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(formerly) a vertical bar in a window sash.
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a stile within the frame of a door or the like.
noun
Etymology
Origin of muntin
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
Example Sentences
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It is used in knock-down furniture and in connecting a muntin to a rail, where it is desired that the muntin should run thru and also that the rail be continuous.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
Top and frieze rails are alike and about the same width as the muntin, but the bottom rail is somewhat broader and the lock rail the broadest of the four.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank
The windows of Christ Church are larger still and particularly interesting because of the heavy central muntin to strengthen the sash.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank
The "muntin" is the upright between the two stiles.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
The bead moulding of the skirting is only partly removed, as indicated, leaving a solid portion to which the muntin is skew-nailed.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William
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