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Bead
biːd
Bead definitions
noun
bead
beads
- a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material that is threaded with others to make a necklace or rosary or sewn on to fabric
"long strings of beads"
- a drop of a liquid on a surface
"beads of sweat"
- a small knob forming the foresight of a gun
- the reinforced inner edge of a pneumatic tyre that grips the rim of the wheel
- an ornamental plaster moulding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross section
verb
bead
beaded
beading
beads
- decorate or cover with beads
"I beaded the jacket by hand"
- string (beads) together
"seashells beaded into belts"
- cover (a surface) with drops of moisture
"his face was beaded with perspiration"