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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Their interiors are just as effusive with parquet floors and millwork and stained glass.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 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
Surrounded by lit torches and blaring overhead lights, the 6-foot-3 Hunger Games veteran, who's taken over from Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia on The Witcher, leaps through a stained glass window while decked out in heavy armor.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Beyond the castle itself, the estate has historically contributed to the local landscape, including the nearby parish church commissioned by William Mitchell-Innes’s son, Alexander, featuring a 36-meter spire and stained glass by Ballantine & Sons.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 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
Surrounded by lit torches and blaring overhead lights, the 6-foot-3 Hunger Games veteran, who's taken over from Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia on The Witcher, leaps through a stained glass window while decked out in heavy armor.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Beyond the castle itself, the estate has historically contributed to the local landscape, including the nearby parish church commissioned by William Mitchell-Innes’s son, Alexander, featuring a 36-meter spire and stained glass by Ballantine & Sons.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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