beading

[ bee-ding ]

/ ˈbi dɪŋ /

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noun

material composed of or adorned with beads.

narrow, lacelike trimming or edging.

narrow openwork trimming through which ribbon may be run.

Architecture, Furniture.

a bead molding.
all of the bead moldings in a single design.

Also beadwork (for defs 1, 4).

Origin of beading

First recorded in 1855–60; bead + -ing¹

Words nearby beading

beaded lizard, beader, beadeye, beadflush, beadhouse, beading, beading of ribs, beadle, beadledom, beadroll, beadsman

Definition for beading (2 of 2)

bead

[ beed ]

/ bid /

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.

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.

Origin of bead

before 900; Middle English bede prayer, prayer bead (where, on a rosary each bead symbolizes a prayer, the word for the notion symbolized was transferred to the designating object), Old English gebed prayer; akin to bid¹, German Gebet

SYNONYMS FOR bead

4 droplet, globule, blob, dot.

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OTHER WORDS FROM bead

bead·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for beading

Vibrant color surfaced in textile and in beading and embroidery.

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For the past few days, 17-year-old Jeanne has been working on a beading project at KOFAVIV.

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The top of the apron or single piece is finished with a piece of beading which is sewed on, as on the pocket.

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By the time she did grasp it, her knees were beading weakly beneath the weight of her body.

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An adjustable stop, to be used in beading the edges of matched boards, is inserted on the left side of the sliding section B.

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Passengers furnished their own board and beading, and they were required to bring a supply sufficient for ten to twelve weeks.

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At the home of a lady of Wyandot lineage, is exhibited an elaborate piece of beading, of great age, in fleur-de-lis pattern.

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British Dictionary definitions for beading (1 of 2)

beading

/ (ˈbiːdɪŋ) /

noun

another name for bead (def. 6)

Also called: beadwork (ˈbiːdˌwɜːk) a narrow strip of some material used for edging or ornamentation

British Dictionary definitions for beading (2 of 2)

bead

/ (biːd) /

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

draw a bead on 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

count one's beads, say one's beads or tell one's beads to pray with a rosary

verb

(tr) to decorate with beads

to form into beads or drops

Derived forms of bead

beaded, adjective

Word Origin for bead

Old English bed prayer; related to Old High German gibet prayer

Idioms and Phrases with beading

bead

see draw a bead on.

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