Bead

English Meaning

A prayer.

1. A small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading.
2. A necklace made of such pieces.
3. Roman Catholic Church A rosary.
4. Obsolete A prayer. Often used in the plural.
5. A small, round object, especially:
6. A drop of moisture: beads of sweat.
7. A bubble of gas in a liquid.
8. A small metal knob on the muzzle of a firearm, such as a rifle, used for sighting.
9. A strip of material, usually wood, with one molded edge placed flush against the inner part of a door or window frame.
10. Architecture A decoration consisting of a usually continuous series of small spherical shapes, as on a convex molding.
11. Architecture Beading.
12. A projecting rim or lip, as on a pneumatic tire.
13. A line of continuously applied ductile material, such as solder or caulking compound.
14. Chemistry A globule of fused borax or other flux used in a bead test.
15. To furnish with or collect into beads.
16. draw To take careful aim at.