stained glass
noun
: glass colored or stained (as by fusing metallic oxides into it) for decorative applications (as in windows)
Examples of stained glass in a Sentence
a cathedral with beautiful stained glass windows
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Details include stained glass, Douglas fir paneling, seven fireplaces, gas lamps, and pocket doors.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Some have a patchwork pattern similar to stained glass, while others are reversible and hand-embroidered with diamonds, geometric and organic shapes.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
What’s really holy, Hirsch seems to imply, is not just a synagogue’s glittering stained glass or the imposing notes of the organ, or even the words of the prayers.
—Edward Hirsch, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Gifts can be directed to a specific feature such as the pipe organ, steeple or stained glass, or simply to the Fire Restoration Fund.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Some have a patchwork pattern similar to stained glass, while others are reversible and hand-embroidered with diamonds, geometric and organic shapes.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
What’s really holy, Hirsch seems to imply, is not just a synagogue’s glittering stained glass or the imposing notes of the organ, or even the words of the prayers.
—Edward Hirsch, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Gifts can be directed to a specific feature such as the pipe organ, steeple or stained glass, or simply to the Fire Restoration Fund.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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