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beading definition

bead·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. decorative work in beads on dresses, purses, etc.
  2. a molding, edge, or pattern resembling a row of beads
  3. a narrow, half-round molding
    1. a narrow trimming of lacelike loops
    2. an openwork trimming through which a ribbon can be run

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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