muntin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌntɪn/
Etymology
From Middle English mountaunt, from Old French montant, present participle of monter (“to put up”).
Meanings
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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.
1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 174:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| munting | alternative | lexicographic | |
| muntins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
ru горбылёк (window pane separator) · ro șpros (window pane separator) · fr croisillon (window pane separator) · fi välipuite (window pane separator) · gl billote (window pane separator) · it inglesina (window pane separator) · de Fenstersprosse (window pane separator) · sv spröjs (window pane separator) · de Sprosse (window pane separator) · fi jakopuite (window pane separator) · ru сре́дник (window pane separator) · ca barreta (window pane separator) · ro cercevea (window pane separator) · de Mittelpfosten (window pane separator)