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- noun Plural form of
bead . - noun A
beaded necklaces . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
bead .
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- noun several beads threaded together on a string
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Examples
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Generally what we call the beads is only one third of the Rosary; that is, we can only say five mysteries on the beads unless we go over them three times.
Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead
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Frost had gathered in beads on the leaves and stems of the reeds.
The Pursuit of Happiness. Ulysses 2009
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The snowman was made from two tin beads used to calibrate electron microscope astigmatism.
Boing Boing 2009
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The art of making flowers out of beads is many centuries old.
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The city where women bare their breasts for beads is “conservative”?
Think Progress » Poll Confirms Massachusetts Election Was Not A Rejection Of Health Care Reform 2010
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 I used some of the same beads from the front for the rear cover, but not too many, as the beading is extremely time consuming.
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As a string of beads is the only attire which a negro child wears until it reaches the age of ten or eleven years old, the truth at once flashed upon Frank that the baboons were carrying off a native baby.
Terry Krepel: The Question To Ask About Art Robinson's Love of Racist Novels Terry Krepel 2010
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Frost had gathered in beads on the leaves and stems of the reeds.
Archive 2009-03-01 Ulysses 2009
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As a string of beads is the only attire which a negro child wears until it reaches the age of ten or eleven years old, the truth at once flashed upon Frank that the baboons were carrying off a native baby.
Terry Krepel: The Question To Ask About Art Robinson's Love of Racist Novels Terry Krepel 2010
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She learned a shekere was one of those gourd thingies covered in beads like Sweet Honey used, and after a while she thought she was really in sync with everyone else.
DATE MYRA SHOWS UP Maggie Jochild 2007
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