beading
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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.
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beading
(ˈbiːdɪŋ)n
1. (Architecture) another name for bead6
2. (Crafts) Also called: beadwork a narrow strip of some material used for edging or ornamentation
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bead•ing
(ˈbi dɪŋ)n.
1. material made of or adorned with beads.
2. openwork trimming run through with ribbon.
3.
b. all of the bead moldings in a single design.
[1855–60]
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Noun | 1. | beading - ornamentation with beads |
2. | beading - a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture bead and quirk, quirk bead - beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates |
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beading
n → Perlstab m, → Perlschnur f
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