Definition of bead

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Bead (n.) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim)..

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Beadsman :: Beadsman (n.) Alt. of Bedesma.
Bead :: Bead (v. t.) To ornament with beads or beading.
Bead :: Bead (n.) A bubble in spirits.
Beadle :: Beadle (v.) A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.
Enamel :: Enamel (v. t.) A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe..
Bedesman :: Bedesman (n.) Same as Beadsman.
Beadle :: Beadle (v.) An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc..
Bedehouse :: Bedehouse (n.) Same as Beadhouse.
Bedesman :: Bedesman (n.) A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman..
Bead :: Bead (n.) A drop of sweat or other liquid.
Subbrachial :: Subbeadle (n.) An under beadle.
Azedarach :: Azedarach (n.) A handsome Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States; -- called also, Pride of India, Pride of China, and Bead tree..
Aggri :: Aggri (a.) Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture; as, aggry beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee in Africa..
Hermit :: Hermit (n.) A beadsman; one bound to pray for another.
Bedell :: Bedell (n.) Same as Beadle.
Beading :: Beading (n.) The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky..
Bluecoat :: Bluecoat (n.) One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc..
Margosa :: Margosa (n.) A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic..
Beady :: Beady (a.) Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads..
Beadleship :: Beadleship (n.) The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle..
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