STAINED GLASS Definition & Meaning

stained glass

noun

glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.

stained glass

noun

1. glass that has been coloured in any of various ways, as by fusing with a film of metallic oxide or burning pigment into the surface, used esp for church windows
2. ( as modifier )
  a stained-glass window

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

stained-glass adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of stained glass¹

First recorded in 1785–95

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On Friday, one of Kenya's leading newspapers, the Daily Nation, published architectural designs showing a large building with stained glass windows and capacity for 8,000 people.

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Rev. Jason Cook, a minister at Tapestry, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, wore his traditional white collar and a colorful stole resembling stained glass when he arrived at immigration court in Santa Ana last Friday.

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There is stained glass all over the property, catching your reflection in glittering light.

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The pink Himalayan salt sauna glows like stained glass.

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Only the stained glass windows remain intact inside the sturdy facade of St Mary's of the Assumption on the far edge of Chicago's South Side.

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stain stained glass ceiling

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