PARTS OF A DOOR

Panel

A distinc section or division of a wall ceiling, door, recessed below or raised above the general level of enclosed by a frame.

Paneled Door

A door having a framework of stiles, rails, and sometimes muntins filled with panels of a thinner material.

Mullion

A slender vertical member dividing the opening for a pair of double doors, sometimes removable to permit the passage of large objects.

Muntin

A stile within the frame of a door.

Rail

Any of various horizontal member framing panels, as in a system of paneling, a paneled door, window sash, or chest of drawers.

Stile

Any various upright members framing panels, as in a system of paneling, a paneled door, window, sashm or chest of drawers.

Meeting Stile

One of the abutting stiles in a pair of double doors.

Bottom Rail

The lowest rail connecting the stiles of a paneled door or window

Lock Rail

The rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lockset.

Hinge Stile

The stile of a door by which it is hung; also called HANGING STILE.

Lock Stile

The stile of a door that closes against the frame of the opening; also called SHUTTING STILE.

Top Rail

The uppermost rail connecting the stiles of a paneled door or a window sash