munnion

[muhn-yuhn]

mun·nion

[muhn-yuhn]
noun
a mullion or muntin.

Origin:
1585–95; assimilated variant of mullion
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Munnion is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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munnion (ˈmʌnjən)
 
n
an archaic word for mullion
 
[C16: from monial mullion]

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