WINDOWS AND DOORS. 



GLOSSARY AND TPAPE _. 



The fcll"wf.ng definitions give the manning of 

 variovis terms used by winclrw and door manufacturers in con- 

 nection with the description of their products. 



MULLION. 



An upright or vertical bar, usually wider than the 

 ordinary bcr, dividing the glase in a sash; or a wide up- 

 right bar dividing two sashes in a frame. 



MUNTIN. 



Applies to cny short or light bars,- either verti- 

 cal or horizontal,- in a sash or in a door between panels 

 not extending the full width or length of the article. 



RAIL. 



The cross or horizontal pieces of the framework 

 of a sash or door. 



MEETING RAILS. 



The rails of a window which meet when the two 

 sashes are hung and closed. Plain meeting rails are of the 

 same thickness as the rest of the window. Check rails are 

 rails sufficiently thicker than the window to fill the open- 

 ing between the top and bottom sashes made by the parting 

 strip in the frame. They are usually beveled. See Cut 

 No. B.M.-3. 



STILES. 



The upright or vertical pieces of a sash or door 

 applying particularly to sashes cf windows. 



B.M. (11) 



