beading
beading Lexical Profile
beading Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Decorative work made of beads, or beads collectively used as ornamentation on fabric, garments, or accessories.
"The vintage evening gown featured intricate glass beading along the neckline and cuffs."
A narrow, rounded strip of wood, metal, or plastic molding used as decorative trim or edging in carpentry, architecture, or furniture making.
"The carpenter installed new timber beading around the window frames to conceal the gaps."
The formation of small, rounded droplets of liquid on a surface, or the ring of small bubbles that forms on the surface of a spirit or wine.
"A fresh coat of wax on the car's paintwork promotes water beading during heavy rain."
• Rhymes for beading
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the verb 'bead' plus the suffix '-ing'. The root word 'bead' comes from Middle English 'bede' (a prayer), from Old English 'gebed'; because prayers were counted using small perforated balls on a rosary string, the word transferred from the prayers themselves to the small spherical objects.