stained glass

noun

Glass that has been coloured, either by painting or by fusing pigments into its structure.

Meanings

nounstained glass (usually uncountable, plural stained glasses)

plural stained glasses

  1. uncountableusuallyGlass that has been coloured, either by painting or by fusing pigments into its structure.
  2. uncountableusuallyarchitectureThe use of such glass to construct decorative windows, especially in churches.

Translations

Arabic زُجَاج مُعَشَّق
  • زُجَاج مُعَشَّق (zujāj muʕaššaq)coloured glass
Bulgarian стъклопис
  • стъклопис (stăklopis)coloured glass
Catalan vitrall
  • vitrallcoloured glass
Chinese Mandarin 有色玻璃, 彩色玻璃
  • 有色玻璃 (yǒusè bōli)coloured glass
  • 彩色玻璃 (cǎisè bōli)coloured glass
  • 花窗玻璃 (huāchuāng bōli)coloured glass
  • 彩繪玻璃 /彩绘玻璃 (cǎihuì bōli)coloured glass
  • 有色玻璃 (yǒusè bōli)craft
  • 彩色玻璃 (cǎisè bōli)craft
  • 花窗玻璃 (huāchuāng bōli)craft
  • 彩繪玻璃 /彩绘玻璃 (cǎihuì bōli)craft
Czech vitráž, vitraj
  • vitrážcoloured glass
  • vitrajcoloured glass
Dutch gebrandschilderd glas, glas in lood
  • gebrandschilderd glascoloured glass
  • glas in loodcoloured glass
Esperanto vitralo
  • vitralocoloured glass
Finnish lasimaalaus, lasimaalaus
  • lasimaalauscoloured glass
  • lasimaalauscraft
French vitrail, vitre de couleur
  • vitrailcoloured glass
  • vitre de couleurcoloured glass
  • vitragecraft
German Farbglas
  • Farbglascoloured glass
Greek υαλογράφημα, βιτρό
  • υαλογράφημα (yalográfima)coloured glass
  • βιτρό (vitró)coloured glass
  • υαλογραφία (yalografía)craft
Hebrew ויטראז׳, זכוכית צבעונית
  • ויטראז׳ (vitrázh)coloured glass
  • זכוכית צבעוניתcoloured glass
Hungarian üvegfestmény, üvegfestés
  • üvegfestménycoloured glass
  • üvegfestéscraft
Italian vetrata
  • vetratacoloured glass
Japanese ステンドグラス
  • ステンドグラス (sutendo gurasu)coloured glass
Lithuanian vitražas
  • vitražascoloured glass
Māori karaihe ōpure
  • karaihe ōpurecoloured glass
Norwegian glassmaleri
  • glassmalericoloured glass
Persian ویترای
  • ویترای (vitrây)coloured glass
Polish witraż, witrażownictwo
  • witrażcoloured glass
  • witrażownictwocraft
Portuguese vitral
  • vitralcoloured glass
Romanian vitraliu
  • vitraliucoloured glass
Russian витра́ж, цветно́е стекло́
  • витра́ж (vitráž)coloured glass
  • цветно́е стекло́ (cvetnóje stekló)coloured glass
Spanish vitral, vidrio de color
  • vitralcoloured glass
  • vidrio de colorcoloured glass
Swedish glasmålning
  • glasmålningcoloured glass
Thai งานกระจกสี
  • งานกระจกสี (ngaan gràjòk sĕe)coloured glass
Turkish vitray
  • vitraycoloured glass
Ukrainian вітраж
  • вітраж (vitraž)coloured glass
Cite this entry
APA

stained glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stained%20glass

MLA

“stained glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stained%20glass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stained glass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stained%20glass.

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