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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Artworks on display will range from plein air painting, ceramics, woodworking, mixed-media and stained glass to photography.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Guests can savor antique décor, including stained glass windows, oriental rugs, and original millwork.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
He can always be counted on for architectural gems for his show venues and St Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue with its soaring ceiling, arches, columns and dramatic stained glass windows was temporarily a fashion runway.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
From there, the butterfly dives toward the grass, swoops over a lake, and scales the walls of a castle (and a stained glass window depicting Princess Peach) before breaking through the clouds and entering outer space.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Guests can savor antique décor, including stained glass windows, oriental rugs, and original millwork.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
He can always be counted on for architectural gems for his show venues and St Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue with its soaring ceiling, arches, columns and dramatic stained glass windows was temporarily a fashion runway.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
From there, the butterfly dives toward the grass, swoops over a lake, and scales the walls of a castle (and a stained glass window depicting Princess Peach) before breaking through the clouds and entering outer space.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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