stained glass

noun

glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.

stained glass

noun

1. glass that has been coloured in any of various ways, as by fusing with a film of metallic oxide or burning pigment into the surface, used esp for church windows
2. ( as modifier )
  a stained-glass window

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Other Word Forms

stained-glass adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stained glass¹

First recorded in 1785–95

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There is stained glass all over the property, catching your reflection in glittering light.

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The pink Himalayan salt sauna glows like stained glass.

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Only the stained glass windows remain intact inside the sturdy facade of St Mary's of the Assumption on the far edge of Chicago's South Side.

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The tent may conjure fantasies of seeing a performance 100 years ago — with 3,000 hand-beveled mirrors, hand-cut stained glass windows and ornate carved wood ornamentation — but the show’s content is decidedly modern.

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"Much of the early images are based upon what we see in stained glass windows where he's portrayed as a very powerful archbishop," said author Martin Crampin.

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stain stained glass ceiling

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