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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

/ ˈʌԳɪ /

noun

  1. another name (esp US) for glazing-bar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog 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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of muntin1

C17: variant of C15 mountant, from Old French montant, present participle of monter to mount 1
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It is as if you look out through a muntin window: Nature looks divided into separate pieces but this is an artifact of your perspective.

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Holdorf describes the process for fixing a cracked muntin - the bar of wood that runs between panes of glass - a good alternative to replacing the entire strip of wood or, worse, tossing the entire window in the trash.

The windows of Christ Church are larger still and particularly interesting because of the heavy central muntin to strengthen the sash.

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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.

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The bead moulding of the skirting is only partly removed, as indicated, leaving a solid portion to which the muntin is skew-nailed.

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