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DEFINITIONS OF: bead

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n a small ball with a hole through the middle

Types:
bugle
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration
Type of:
jewellery, jewelry
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

n a shape that is spherical and small

“beads of sweat on his forehead”
Synonyms:
drop, pearl
Types:
dewdrop
a drop of dew
teardrop
anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
Type of:
sphere
a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

n a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture

Synonyms:
astragal, beading, beadwork
Types:
bead and quirk, quirk bead
beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates
Type of:
molding, moulding
a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

v string together like beads

Type of:
draw, string, thread
thread on or as if on a string

v decorate by sewing beads onto

“bead the wedding gown”
Type of:
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

v form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example

Type of:
form
assume a form or shape
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