beading

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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beading

  1. present participle and gerund of bead

Noun

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beading (countable and uncountable, plural beadings)

  1. (architecture) A decorative, ornamental molding often used to conceal a joint.
  2. (craft) beadwork
  3. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors.
    the beading of a brand of whisky
  4. A Samburu ceremony in which a father gives a necklace to his daughter.

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