Phrase guide

stained glass

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The use of such glass to construct decorative windows, especially in churches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: architecture

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3

noun

Meaning 3

glass that has been colored in some way; used for church windows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: glass

Narrower terms: Tiffany glass

History

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Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زُجَاج مُعَشَّق (zujāj muʕaššaq) — coloured glass
  • Bulgarian: стъклопис (stǎklopis) — coloured glass
  • Catalan: vitrall — coloured glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有色玻璃 (yǒusè bōli) — coloured glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩色玻璃 (cǎisè bōli) — coloured glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花窗玻璃 (huāchuāng bōli) — coloured glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩繪玻璃 /彩绘玻璃 (cǎihuì bōli) — coloured glass
  • Czech: vitráž — coloured glass
  • Czech: vitraj — coloured glass
  • Dutch: gebrandschilderd glas — coloured glass
  • Dutch: glas in lood — coloured glass
  • Esperanto: vitralo — coloured glass
  • Finnish: lasimaalaus — coloured glass
  • French: vitrail — coloured glass
  • French: vitre de couleur — coloured glass
  • German: Farbglas — coloured glass
  • Greek: υαλογράφημα (yalográfima) — coloured glass
  • Greek: βιτρό (vitró) — coloured glass
  • Hebrew: ויטראז׳ (vitrázh) — coloured glass
  • Hebrew: זכוכית צבעונית — coloured glass
  • Hungarian: üvegfestmény — coloured glass
  • Italian: vetrata — coloured glass
  • Japanese: ステンドグラス (sutendo gurasu) — coloured glass
  • Lithuanian: vitražas — coloured glass
  • Macedonian: витраж (vitraž) — coloured glass
  • Māori: karaihe ōpure — coloured glass
  • Norman: vèrre dé couleu — coloured glass
  • Norwegian: glassmaleri — coloured glass
  • Persian: ویترای (vitrây) — coloured glass
  • Polish: witraż — coloured glass
  • Portuguese: vitral — coloured glass
  • Romanian: vitraliu — coloured glass
  • Russian: витра́ж (vitráž) — coloured glass
  • Russian: цветно́е стекло́ (cvetnóje stekló) — coloured glass
  • Serbo-Croatian: витраж — coloured glass
  • Serbo-Croatian: vitraj — coloured glass
  • Slovene: vitraj — coloured glass
  • Spanish: vitral — coloured glass
  • Spanish: vidrio de color — coloured glass
  • Swedish: glasmålning — coloured glass
  • Thai: งานกระจกสี (ngaan gràjòk sĕe) — coloured glass
  • Turkish: vitray — coloured glass
  • Ukrainian: вітраж (vitraž) — coloured glass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有色玻璃 (yǒusè bōli) — craft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩色玻璃 (cǎisè bōli) — craft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花窗玻璃 (huāchuāng bōli) — craft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彩繪玻璃 /彩绘玻璃 (cǎihuì bōli) — craft
  • Finnish: lasimaalaus — craft
  • French: vitrage — craft
  • Greek: υαλογραφία (yalografía) — craft
  • Hungarian: üvegfestés — craft
  • Polish: witrażownictwo — craft