Plank-and-Muntin

Plank-and-Muntin
♦ A partition of vertical posts (muntins) tenoned into sill and moulded beam, forming a framework into which long panels were set, their edge tapered to fit into a groove (or rebate) in the muntin.
(Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 413)

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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