small beads

  • 1beads — [n] string of small, often round, objects chaplet, choker, necklace, necklet, pearls, pendant, rosary, wampum; concepts 368,446 …

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  • 2beads — n. necklace of beads; string of beads used in prayer (esp. by Roman Catholics) biːd n. small object with a hole in the center (threaded on string to make necklaces, etc.); round drop, globular shape v. adorn or cover with beads; form into beads …

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  • 3Powder glass beads — The earliest powder glass beads on record were discovered during archaeological excavations at Mapungubwe, in present day Zimbabwe, and dated to 970 1000 CE. In our time, the main area of powder glass bead manufacture is West Africa, most… …

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  • 4love beads — noun plural : a necklace of beads ; especially : beads worn as a symbol of love and peace * * * a necklace of small, often handmade beads, worn as a symbol of peace and goodwill, esp. in the 1960s. [1965 70, Amer.] * * * love beads, a long string …

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  • 5worry beads — noun plural Etymology: so called from the belief that the fingering releases nervous tension : a string of beads to be fingered so as to keep one s hands occupied * * * noun [plural] : small beads on a string that people hold and move with their… …

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  • 6prayer beads — noun a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics) • Syn: ↑rosary • Hypernyms: ↑beads, ↑string of beads * * * /prair/ a rosary. [1620 30] * * * prayer beads UK US noun …

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  • 7prayer beads — prayer ,beads noun plural a string with small BEADS on it, used in some religions to count prayers …

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  • 8prayer beads — UK / US noun [plural] a string with small beads on it, used in some religions to count prayers …

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  • 9Biological small-angle scattering — Small angle scattering is a fundamental method for structure analysis of materials, including biological materials. Small angle scattering allows one to study the structure of a variety of objects such as solutions of biological macromolecules,… …

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  • 10Kiffa beads — are rare powder glass beads named after the Mauritanian city of Kiffa, where French ethnologist R.Mauny documented them first in 1949.cite journal| last = Mauny| first = R| title = Fabrication de perles de verre en Mauritanie| journal = Notes… …

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