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ENGLISH: bead - CREOLE: chaplèt

Overview of noun bead

The noun bead has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) bead -- (a small ball with a hole through the middle)

2. drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")

3. beading, bead, beadwork, astragal -- (a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture)

Overview of verb bead

The verb bead has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)

1. bead -- (form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example)

2. bead -- (decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown")

3. bead -- (string together like beads)