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beading

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bead·ing  (bdng)
n.
1. Beads or the material used for making them.
2. Ornamentation with beads. Also called beadwork.
3. Architecture A narrow, half-rounded molding; a bead.
4. A narrow piece of openwork lace through which ribbon may be run.
5. Tiny drops of condensation, as on the outside of a glass.

beading [ˈbiːdɪŋ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for bead [6]
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) Also called beadwork [ˈbiːdˌwɜːk] a narrow strip of some material used for edging or ornamentation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beading - ornamentation with beads
decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
2.beading - a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
bead and quirk, quirk bead - beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates
Translations
beading [ˈbiːdɪŋ] N
1. (Archit) → astrágalo m, contero m
2. (Carpentry) → moldura f
3. (on garment) → canutillo m, adorno m de cuentas
beading [ˈbiːdɪŋ] n
[door] → baguette f
[dress, jacket] → broderie f de perles
beading
nPerlstab m, → Perlschnur f


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She had plunged the breakfast dishes into a tin dish-pan and was bending above it with her slim arms bared to the elbow, the steam from the hot water beading her forehead and tightening her rough hair into little brown rings like the tendrils on the traveller's joy.
the secretary gasped, the sweat beading his forehead and his eyes bulging behind their glasses.
 
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