Definition of bead

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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..

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Bugle :: Bugle (n.) An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly black..
Subbrachial :: Subbeadle (n.) An under beadle.
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..
Psalter :: Psalter (n.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms..
Beady :: Beady (a.) Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads..
Beadroll :: Beadroll (n.) A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general..
Gaudy :: Gaudy (n.) One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
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..
Beading :: Beading (n.) The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky..
Necklace :: Necklace (n.) A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament..
Hermit :: Hermit (n.) A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.
Beadle :: Beadle (v.) A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.
Bead :: Bead (n.) A prayer.
String :: String (v. t.) To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads..
Unstring :: Unstring (v. t.) To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads..
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..
Bedeswoman :: Bedeswoman (n.) Fem. of Beadsman.
Bedesman :: Bedesman (n.) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman..
Beady :: Beady (a.) Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening..
Chaplet :: Chaplet (n.) A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads..
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