muntin

[muhn-tn]

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.

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

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British Dictionary definitions for muntin

muntin

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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