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bead
[beed]
noun
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
beads,
a necklace of beads.
You don't have your beads on this evening.
a rosary.
Obsolete.devotions; prayers.
any small globular or cylindrical body.
a drop of liquid.
beads of moisture.
Synonyms: , , ,a bubble rising through effervescent liquid.
Usually beads. a mass of such bubbles on the surface of a liquid.
the front sight of a rifle or gun.
a reinforced area of a rubber tire terminating the sidewall and fitting within the rim of a wheel.
Electricity.a glass, ceramic, or plastic insulator that contains and supports the inner conductor in a coaxial cable.
Chemistry.a globule of borax or some other flux, supported on a platinum wire, in which a small amount of some substance is heated in a flame as a test for its constituents.
Metallurgy.the rounded mass of refined metal obtained by cupellation.
Architecture, Furniture.a small molding having a convex circular section and, usually, a continuous cylindrical surface; astragal.
Welding.a continuous deposit of fused metal, either straight stringer bead or zigzag weave bead.
verb (used with object)
to form or cause to form beads or a bead on.
to ornament with beads.
Carpentry.to form a bead on (a piece).
verb (used without object)
to form beads; form in beads or drops.
perspiration beading on his forehead.
bead
/ ː /
noun
a small usually spherical piece of glass, wood, plastic, etc, with a hole through it by means of which it may be strung with others to form a necklace, etc
a small drop of moisture
a bead of sweat
a small bubble in or on a liquid
a small metallic knob acting as the sight of a firearm
to aim a rifle or pistol at
Also called: astragal.architect carpentry a small convex moulding having a semicircular cross section
chem a small solid globule made by fusing a powdered sample with borax or a similar flux on a platinum wire. The colour of the globule serves as a test for the presence of certain metals ( bead test )
metallurgy a deposit of welding metal on the surface of a metal workpiece, often used to examine the structure of the weld zone
RC Church one of the beads of a rosary
to pray with a rosary
verb
(tr) to decorate with beads
to form into beads or drops
Other 51Թ Forms
- beadlike adjective
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bead1
Idioms and Phrases
count / say / tell one's beads, to say one's prayers, using rosary beads.
There were a few old women counting their beads in the hushed silence of the chapel.
draw / get a bead on, to take careful aim at.
The marksman drew a bead on his target.
Example Sentences
That later changed to a pale pink suit with silver beading before a final switch to a dark brown velvet number.
Resplendent video projections by Tal Rosner appear on beaded curtains that surround a circular space in the middle of the stage where most of the action takes place.
This time, her dress was complete with beaded fringe shoulders and gold hardware detailing on the neck.
The repetitive nature of weaving and beading and hands-on craftsmanship are important to Gibson.
Dressed in a combat-like vest, he took his seat and began quietly reciting prayers while he clutched rosary beads.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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