bead
/ˈbiːd/ noun B2- Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
- A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
- Various small, round solid objects.
- A small drop of water or other liquid. · beads of sweat
- A bubble, in spirits.
- A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming. · She drew a bead on the target and fired.
- Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose. · We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project
- A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
Plural beads
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“Hush—here is our man!” The clerk seized his pen, and Peppino his beads; one was writing and the other praying when the door opened.
What were her pearl beads compared to the diamonds of the big, handsome lady near her?
The junks and bangles, beads and screens,
And Tillie Boulter let me wear her bead ring all the afternoon.
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