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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Light poured through stained glass windows, falling at Allegra Frazier Schawe-Lane’s bare feet.
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Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
Their interiors are just as effusive with parquet floors and millwork and stained glass.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Artworks on display will range from plein air painting, ceramics, woodworking, mixed-media and stained glass to photography.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Henry, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
Their interiors are just as effusive with parquet floors and millwork and stained glass.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Artworks on display will range from plein air painting, ceramics, woodworking, mixed-media and stained glass to photography.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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