Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...

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Stained glass: The generic name for decorative windows
made of pieces of colored glass fitted into cames
and set in iron frames. strictly speaking, the term is inaccurate
because, in addition to glass colored by staining,
glaziers used, and continue to use, glass colored
throughout by metallic oxide, glass colored by flashing,
and glass decorated with enamel.
Stained glass window. U.S., Louis Comfort
Tiffany, 1905. H. 346.2 cm.
Staining: in glassworking, the process of coloring the
surface of glass by the application of silver sulfide or silver
chloride, which is then fired at a relatively low temperature.
The silver imparts a yellow, brownish yellow,
or ruby-colored stain, which can be painted, engraved,
or etched.
Stangenglas (German, “pole glass”): A tall, narrow cylindrical
drinking vessel (hence the name “pole glass”),
usually with a pedestal foot.
Stem: The narrow part of a goblet or tazza that separates
the bowl and the foot.