bead
- Noun. (archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary. (defdate, from 9th c.) .
- Noun. Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
- Noun. A small round object.
- Noun. A ridge, band, or molding.
- Noun. A knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
- Verb. (intransitive) To form into a bead.
- Verb. (transitive) To apply beads to.
- Verb. (transitive) To form into a bead.
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