muntin

mun·tin

any of the strips of wood or metal used for support between panes of glass, as in a window

Origin of muntin

from obsolete montant from Fr, present participle of monter, to rise from Old French monter, munter, mount

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noun

Origin of muntin

Middle English mountaunt upright post or stud from Old French montant from present participle of monter to mount ; see mount ¹.

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