stained glass

/'steind'glɑ:s/

Thân thiện

A colorful stained glass window decorates the old church.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Colored glass used in decorative windows: "stained glass" refers to glass that has been colored or stained, typically through the addition of metallic salts during its manufacture or by painting and firing. It is most famously used in the windows of churches and other significant buildings to create pictorial designs.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The cathedral is renowned for its beautiful stained glass.
  • An artisan spent years restoring the historic stained glass in the chapel.

Advanced Usage

• "stained glass window": This is the most common compound phrase, referring to a window made of or containing stained glass.
  • The morning light illuminated the figures in the stained glass window.

Variants and Related Words

• Glass staining (n): The craft or process of coloring glass.
  • She studied the ancient techniques of glass staining.

Synonyms

• Colored glass: A more general term for glass that has been given color.
• Painted glass: Specifically refers to glass colored by painting and firing.

Related Phrases

• Leadlight: A window made of small panes of glass supported in lead cames; often uses colored glass but is not necessarily pictorial like traditional stained glass.
  • The Victorian house featured elegant leadlight in the front door.

Học thuật

Noun

1. glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows