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Meanings of string of beads in English

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Several beads threaded together on a string.

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        Usage of string of beads in English
        1
        The gates like a familiar string of beads, one following the other.
        The Girls
        2
        Our Lady of the Rosary, with the mystic string of beads.
        Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
        3
        This string of beads was worth about twelve or fourteen pounds.
        The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
        4
        A string of beads more or less beautiful, and all unvalued.
        This Is the End
        5
        Observe the decorative value of the long string of beads.
        Woman as Decoration
        6
        As they rode across the valley the mullah thumbed a long string of beads.
        King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
        7
        I gave each of them a knife, a looking-glass, and a string of beads.
        Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier
        8
        The man is dressed in a hat; the woman, in a string of beads only.
        Canyons of the Colorado
        9
        The price paid was a string of beads equal to the length of the canoe.
        Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
        10
        I drew away, and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix.
        Dracula
        11
        This was where the string of beads hung from the nail driven into a log.
        Pathfinder; or, The Missing Tenderfoot
        12
        A kite lighted upon her head, and tore away and swallowed the string of beads.
        Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series
        13
        The string of beads on which these prayers are said is also called a Rosary.
        A Catechism of Christian Doctrine
        14
        He opened it and lifted a string of beads.
        The Gay Cockade
        15
        I opened the till, and found there a locket, attached to a string of beads.
        Field and Forest; Or, The Fortunes of a Farmer
        16
        One chieftain's full dress was a string of beads.
        The Story of General Gordon
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