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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Meanwhile, contractors are trying to salvage stained glass windows that were imported from Germany in 1900 as well as the church’s organ.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
In the 1980’s, a remodel of village hall created an opportunity to create and install a stained glass window facing Oakton Street.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Sunlight filtered in through stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ.
—Rose Conlon, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Before President Biden’s eulogy for Carter was delivered, attendees could take in the vaulted ceiling, 200-plus stained glass windows, round boss stones and the old-world artisanship of the Gothic structure that took 83 years to complete.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
In the 1980’s, a remodel of village hall created an opportunity to create and install a stained glass window facing Oakton Street.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Sunlight filtered in through stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ.
—Rose Conlon, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Before President Biden’s eulogy for Carter was delivered, attendees could take in the vaulted ceiling, 200-plus stained glass windows, round boss stones and the old-world artisanship of the Gothic structure that took 83 years to complete.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stained glass
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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