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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions bead noun  (archaic) prayer, Prayer, later especially with a rosary. 1760: That he must believe in the Pope;"go to Mass;"cross himself;"tell his beads;"be a good Catholick, and that this, in all conscience, was enough to carry him to heaven. " Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 115) Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. A small round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire. A small drop of water or other liquid. beads of sweat Translations:  Spanish: gota French: goutte Italian: goccia (trans-mid) verb  (intransitive) To form into a bead. The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish. (transitive) To apply beads to. She spent the morning beading the gown. (transitive) To form into a bead. He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire. Etymology: Old English gebed, Äebed, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch bede, German Gebet.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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