stained glass

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Definitions of stained glass words

noun stained glass glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. 1
noun stained glass coloured window glass 1
uncountable noun stained glass Stained glass consists of pieces of glass of different colours which are fixed together to make decorative windows or other objects. 0
noun stained glass glass that has been coloured in any of various ways, as by fusing with a film of metallic oxide or burning pigment into the surface, used esp for church windows 0
noun stained glass (as modifier) 0
noun stained glass glass colored in any of various ways, as by fusing metallic oxides into it, by enameling, by burning pigments into its surface, etc. and used as for church windows 0

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Origin of stained glass

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Stained glass

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stained glass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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