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bead⋅work

  [beed-wurk]
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–noun
beading (defs. 1, 4).
Origin:
1745–55; bead + work
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bead⋅ing

  [bee-ding]
–noun
1. material composed of or adorned with beads.
2. narrow, lacelike trimming or edging.
3. narrow openwork trimming through which ribbon may be run.
4. Architecture, Furniture.
a. a bead molding.
b. all of the bead moldings in a single design.
Also, beadwork (for defs. 1, 4).

Origin:
1855–60; bead + -ing 1
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bead·ing   (bē'dĭng)   
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.

bead·work   (bēd'wûrk')   
n.  

  1. See beading.

  2. Architecture Beaded molding.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bead·ing
Pronunciation: 'bEd-i[ng]
Function: noun
: the beadlike nodules occurring in rickets at the junction of the ribs with theircartilages called also rachitic rosary, rosary
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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