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bead

Definitions


[biːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material that is threaded with others to make a necklace or rosary or sewn on to fabric
(e.g: long strings of beads)

- a drop of a liquid on a surface
(e.g: beads of sweat)

- a small knob forming the foresight of a gun

- the reinforced inner edge of a pneumatic tyre that grips the rim of the wheel

- an ornamental plaster moulding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross section


Phrases:
- get a bead on
- tell one's beads

Origin:
Old English gebed ‘prayer’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bede and German Gebet, also to bid. Current senses derive from the use of a rosary, each bead representing a prayer


[biːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- decorate or cover with beads
(e.g: I beaded the jacket by hand)

- cover (a surface) with drops of moisture
(e.g: his face was beaded with perspiration)


Phrases:
- get a bead on
- tell one's beads

Origin:
Old English gebed ‘prayer’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bede and German Gebet, also to bid. Current senses derive from the use of a rosary, each bead representing a prayer




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