stained glass

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ˌstained ˈglass noun [uncountable]   TIGglass of different colours, used for making pictures and patterns in windows, especially in a church 〔尤指教堂窗户上的〕彩色玻璃 stained glass windows 彩色玻璃窗

Examples from the Corpus

stained glass• Maxwell spent £350,000 on the house, installing a stained glass window and glitzy Fifties Neptune statue in the hall.• It has a three-story reception hall and turn-of-the century stained glass windows.• Soft lights glowed on the mountains as if reflected from stained glass.• Rays of afternoon light poured through the stained glass windows, drenching the sanctuary with splashes of color.• The stained glass is divine, the carpets rich and colorful and the tapestries simply beautiful.• The stained glass windows in the church were all placed as memorials.• Sunlight streams through stained glass on to polished mahogany walls, reminders of the Episcopal church this child-care center once was.

ˌstained ˈglass nounChineseSyllable  

of for colours, making Corpus glass used different pictures

stained glass
ˌstained ˈglass noun [uncountable]

glass of different colours, used for making pictures and patterns in windows, especially in a church:
    stained glass windows

stained glassBrE /ˌsteɪnd ˈɡlɑːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsteɪnd ˈɡlæs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] pieces of coloured glass that are put together to make windows, especially in churches 彩色玻璃