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Rigoll :: Rigoll (n.) A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end..

Bead :: Bead (n.) A drop of sweat or other liquid.

Bead :: Bead (n.) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments..

Bead :: Bead (n.) A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads, to at one's beads, to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer..

Bluegown :: Bluegown (n.) One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman..

Pair :: Pair (n.) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. A pair of beads. Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. Four pair of stairs. Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.].

String :: String (v. t.) To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads..

Wire :: Wire (v. t.) To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads..

Bead :: Bead (n.) Any small globular bod.

Psalter :: Psalter (n.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms..

Chaplet :: Chaplet (n.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc..

Beadwork :: Beadwork (n.) Ornamental work in beads.

Bedeswoman :: Bedeswoman (n.) Fem. of Beadsman.

Paternoster :: Paternoster (n.) A line with a row of hooks and bead/shaped sinkers.

Beadhouse :: Beadhouse (n.) Alt. of Bedehous.

Bead Proof :: Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters..

Beady :: Beady (a.) Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening..

Baguette :: Baguette (n.) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead..

Paternoster :: Paternoster (n.) A beadlike ornament in moldings.

Bedesman :: Bedesman (n.) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman..

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