stained glass
noun
: glass colored or stained (as by fusing metallic oxides into it) for decorative applications (as in windows)
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a cathedral with beautiful stained glass windows
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Zooey Deschanel Actor, Brentwood My parents’ home [in Pacific Palisades] had 14-foot ceilings in the living room, exposed wood beams, stunning Gothic arch details, original mission tiles, and handmade stained glass windows everywhere.
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The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
Forth Hotel Atlanta The eclectic interior design at Forth feels like a mix between a charming European chateau and a Santa Fe chapel, thanks to beamed ceilings, taxidermy, stained glass windows, and striking archways.
—Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
Dressed in black, as per the dress code, guests including actors Alia Bhatt and Rani Mukherji and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla admired and filmed the colonial pillars, stained glass windows and blue arched doors of an old, reimagined neighborhood of Kolkata.
—Riddhi Doshi, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
One of my friends growing up called it ‘The Church’ because the 14 foot ceilings with stained glass windows in the living room cast colorful shadows at the end of the day.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
Forth Hotel Atlanta The eclectic interior design at Forth feels like a mix between a charming European chateau and a Santa Fe chapel, thanks to beamed ceilings, taxidermy, stained glass windows, and striking archways.
—Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
Dressed in black, as per the dress code, guests including actors Alia Bhatt and Rani Mukherji and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla admired and filmed the colonial pillars, stained glass windows and blue arched doors of an old, reimagined neighborhood of Kolkata.
—Riddhi Doshi, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
One of my friends growing up called it ‘The Church’ because the 14 foot ceilings with stained glass windows in the living room cast colorful shadows at the end of the day.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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