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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: ornamentation with beads [syn: beading, beadwork]
2: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: beading, bead, beadwork, astragal]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1845 1. a beaded molding 2. material or a part or a piece consisting of a bead 3. an openwork trimming 4. beadwork

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 decoration in the form of or resembling a row of beads, esp. lacelike looped edging. 2 Archit. a bead moulding. 3 the bead of a tyre.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bead Bead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beading.] To ornament with beads or beading.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Beading Bead"ing, n. 1. (Arch.) Molding in imitation of beads. 2. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Beading is a narrow strip of wood that is used for decorating or edging furniture and doors. 2. Beading is an arrangement of beads used for decorating clothes. ...a black velvet bodice with jet black beading.

Moby Thesaurus

binding, bordering, bordure, edging, fimbria, fimbriation, flounce, frill, frilling, fringe, furbelow, galloon, hem, list, motif, ruffle, selvage, skirting, trimming, valance, welt