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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..

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

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

Moniliform :: Moniliform (a.) Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a moniliform antenna. See Illust. of Antenna..

Beadlery :: Beadlery (n.) Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.

Comboloio :: Comboloio (n.) A Mohammedan rosary, consisting of ninety-nine beads..

Creaser :: Creaser (n.) A tool for making creases or beads, as in sheet iron, or for rounding small tubes..

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.

Bubble :: Bubble (n.) A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits..

Rosary :: Rosary (n.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted..

Bead :: Bead (n.) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim)..

Passementerie :: Passementerie (n.) Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.

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

Arango :: Arango (n.) A bead of rough carnelian. Arangoes were formerly imported from Bombay for use in the African slave trade.

Duck :: Duck (v. t.) A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water..

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

Hermit :: Hermit (n.) A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.

Beaded :: Beaded (imp. & p. p.) of Bea.

Beady :: Beady (a.) Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor..

Beadleship :: Beadleship (n.) The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle..

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