muntin
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mun·tin
(mŭn′tən)n.
1. A strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window.
2. A vertical framing member set between two rails in a door or in paneling.
[Middle English mountaunt, upright post or stud, from Old French montant, from present participle of monter, to mount; see mount1.]
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muntin
(ˈmʌntɪn)n
(Building) another name (esp US) for glazing-bar
[C17: variant of C15 mountant, from Old French montant, present participle of monter to mount1]
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mun•tin
(ˈmʌn tn)n.
a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
[1300–50; earlier mountan, montan, Middle English mountaun, mountain < Middle French montant, n. use of present participle of monter to mount1]
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