muntin

[ muhn-tn ]
/ ˈmʌn 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

Words nearby muntin

munshi, munster, munt, munted, munter, muntin, muntjac, muntrie, muntz metal, muny, muon

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