Definizione monolingua

bead

bead (third-person singular simple present beads, present participle beading, simple past and past participle beaded)

1. (intransitive) To form into a bead.

   The raindrops beaded on the cars waxed finish.

2. (transitive) To apply beads to.

   She spent the morning beading the gown.

3. (transitive) To form into a bead.

   He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire.

bead (plural beads)

1. (archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary. [from 9th c.]
   • 1760, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p. 115:

     That he must believe in the Pope;—go to Mass;—cross himself;—tell his beads;—be a good Catholick, and that this, in all conscience, was enough to carry him to heaven.

2. Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. [from 14th c.]
3. A small round object
   1. A small round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire. [from 15th c.]
   2. A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16th c.]

      beads of sweat

   3. A small round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.

      She drew a bead on the target and fired.

Definizione dizionario bead

	grano
	rosary ball
	pierced small round object

	goccia
	small drop of liquid

	perlina
	pierced small round object

bolla

frutto

mira

rosario

schiuma

seme

tondino

Altri significati:

A knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.

A small round object

(intransitive) To form into a bead.

(archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary. [from 9th c.]

A ridge, band, or molding.

(transitive) To form into a bead.

Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. [from 14th c.]

(transitive) To apply beads to.