leadlight

A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames.

Noun

  1. A decorative window made of small sections of glass supported in lead divider bars, or cames.
    • Luckily, because all windows had been taped, the home's leadlight windows survived the move intact. - 2009 January 25, Caroline James, “Traps to avoid when relocating a home”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original...

    Synonyms: leaded light

Origin

From lead + light.

Forms

leadlights

Derived

leadlighter