Muntin vs. Mullion — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Muntin and Mullion
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Muntin
A muntin (US), muntin bar, glazing bar (UK), or sash bar is a strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window. Muntins can be found in doors, windows, and furniture, typically in Western styles of architecture.
Mullion
A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window or screen, or is used decoratively. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purpose is a rigid support to the glazing of the window.
Muntin
A strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window.
Mullion
A vertical member, as of stone or wood, dividing a window or other opening.
Muntin
A vertical framing member set between two rails in a door or in paneling.
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Mullion
(architectural element) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
Muntin
(architectural element) One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.
Mullion
(transitive) To shape into divisions by means of mullions.
Muntin
Same as Mullion; - especially used in joiner's work.
Mullion
A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc.
Mullion
To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.
Mullion
A nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
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