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Meanings of beads in English

Catalan
collar
Spanish
collar

Several beads threaded together on a string.

collar
Usage of beads in English
1
I work the days, I count the beads and say the names.
Voice of the Fire
2
The Government initially committed to ban the plastic beads in November 2016.
The Irish Times
3
The guns were restored, but the beads were lost in the flight.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
4
The lady in black was counting her beads for the third time.
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
5
Areas of solid gold were decorated with curlicues and raised gold beads.
Our little secret
6
You could also produce the colors by sewing beads over the design.
The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods; Or, The Winnebagos Go Ca...
7
Ned held up in his hands the beads and pieces of cloth.
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
8
However, polystyrene beads provide limited insights into the diameter of detected EVs.
Pubmed
9
Hough meditatively watched the beads bursting on the surface of the liquor.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
10
Would he really come through there, pushing aside the clattering wooden beads?
Rasputin's daughter
11
The beads had been in my corduroy coat since I found them.
The House of a Thousand Candles
12
Small nails were of little or no value; and beads, looking-glasses, etc.
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2
13
He took in his hand the beads that hung at his waist.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
14
Three glass beads, found 4 feet below the surface of the mound.
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made Durin...
15
He laughed sardonically, and the perspiration stood in beads on his brow.
Boycotted, and Other Stories
16
Only beads without antibiotics and not exposed to radiation had bacterial growth.
Pubmed
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common