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muntin

[ muhn-tn ]
/ ˈmʌn tn /
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noun
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
(formerly) a vertical bar in a window sash.
a stile within the frame of a door or the like.
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Origin of muntin

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

Words nearby muntin

munster, Münsterberg, munt, munted, munter, muntin, muntjac, muntrie, Müntzer, Muntz metal, muon
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British Dictionary definitions for muntin

muntin
/ (ˈmʌntɪn) /
noun
another name (esp US) for glazing-bar

Word Origin for muntin

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