Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Beads or the material used for making them.
- noun Ornamentation with beads.
- noun Architecture A narrow, half-rounded molding; a bead.
- noun A narrow piece of openwork lace through which ribbon may be run.
- noun Tiny drops of condensation, as on the outside of a glass.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In arch, and joinery, a bead; collectively, the beads used in ornamenting a given structure or surface.
- noun In bookbinding, see
bead , n., 10. - noun In com., a preparation added to weak spirituous liquors to cause them to carry a bead, and to hang in pearly drops about the sides of the bottle or glass when poured out or shaken, it being a popular notion that spirit is strong in proportion as it shows such globules.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) Molding in imitation of beads.
- noun The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
bead . - noun architecture Decoration or ornamental molding resembling a string of beads or of a semicircular cross section.
- noun The beads or bead-forming quality of certain
liquors .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
- noun ornamentation with beads
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Examples
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 I used some of the same beads from the front for the rear cover, but not too many, as the beading is extremely time consuming.
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Good thing I saved last night's efforts in beading, then!
Beaded doll again, other bits, blog contest katelnorth 2007
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Good thing I saved last night's efforts in beading, then!
Archive 2007-08-01 katelnorth 2007
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In fact, I might, in a fit of inexcusable hyperbole, prefer to have a flaming tire slung around my neck than this dress-necklace combo, but that's just because dresses with unnatural and undetachable jewelry (as opposed to beading, which is natural) are one of the (many) things that set me off on a rant.
you know, there's another meaning of 'necklaced' - A Dress A Day 2006
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In fact, I might, in a fit of inexcusable hyperbole, prefer to have a flaming tire slung around my neck than this dress-necklace combo, but that's just because dresses with unnatural and undetachable jewelry (as opposed to beading, which is natural) are one of the (many) things that set me off on a rant.
July 2006 2006
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My mother required of me original designs for my lessons in beading.
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She hit on the idea of beading for a business after the school instituted new security rules in 2006 requiring teachers to wear ID tags at all times.
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She hit on the idea of beading for a business after the school instituted new security rules in 2006 requiring teachers to wear ID tags at all times.
Latest News 2009
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She hit on the idea of beading for a business after the school instituted new security rules in 2006 requiring teachers to wear ID tags at all times.
Latest News 2009
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She hit on the idea of beading for a business after the school instituted new security rules in 2006 requiring teachers to wear ID tags at all times.
Latest News 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word beading
"In com., a preparation added to weak spirituous liquors to cause them to carry a bead, and to hang in pearly drops about the sides of the bottle or glass when poured out or shaken, it being a popular notion that spirit is strong in proportion as it shows such globules. A very small quantity of oil of vitriol or oil of almonds mixed with rectified spirit is often used for this purpose."
--Cent. Dict.
October 25, 2012