Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small polished bead, often of shell or stone, especially a small flat disk that can be strung with others of uniform size to form a smooth cylindrical strand.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Dazai-fu and Mutsu being littoral regions, the conscription system still existed there, but in Mutsu there were not only heishi, that is to say, local militiamen of the ordinary type and kenji or kondei, but also chimpei, or guards who were required to serve at a distance from home.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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Au Rouge Necklace, One-of-a-kind necklace of coral, mummy heishi and hand made sterling silver end caps.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Shelly Metz 2010
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A 24 inch necklace of approx. 16 mm bean-shaped Chinese turquoise accompanied by 3 brass melon beads, 8 mm apple coral and silver heishi.
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