beading

noun bead·ing

: beads that are sewn on a piece of clothing as decoration

Full Definition of BEADING

: a beaded molding

: material or a part or a piece consisting of a bead

: an openwork trimming

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1845

Medical Dictionary

noun bead·ing \ˈbēd-iŋ\

: the beadlike nodules occurring in rickets at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages—called also rachitic rosary, rosary

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