muntin
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muntin
- /ˈmʌntɪn/
Where it comes from
From Middle English mountaunt, from Old French montant, present participle of monter (“to put up”).
noun muntins · munting
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One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.
He looked for a bell but there were just the wires hanging from a hole so he tapped on the glass of the sidelights. They gave soft and soundless in their lead muntins.
Similar: glazing bar
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noun window pane separator
| Français | croisillon |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Sprosse, Fenstersprosse, Mittelpfosten |
| Italiano | inglesina |
| Română | cercevea, șpros |
| Русский | горбылёк gorbyljók, сре́дник srédnik |
Talk about this word "muntin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/muntin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. muntin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/muntin "muntin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/muntin.Cite this
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