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stained glass
This term refers to a specific artistic medium where glass is colored through the addition of metal oxides. While it is most strongly associated with Gothic cathedrals and religious iconography, it is also used in secular art and modern architecture. The term evokes a sense of luminosity, craftsmanship, and spiritual atmosphere.
As a noun, "stained glass" is treated as an uncountable mass noun. You cannot refer to "a stained glass" to mean a single window; instead, you must use a partitive construction such as "a piece of stained glass" or "a stained glass window" to specify a discrete object.
Meanings
Colored glass used to create decorative windows, typically in churches, where the colors are produced by adding metallic salts during manufacture.
The cathedral is famous for its breathtaking stained glass.
Made of or relating to colored glass used for decorative windows.
She admires the intricate patterns of the stained glass window.