Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
A small, round object.
(heading) A ridge, band, or molding.
Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project
A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe.
the borax bead; the iron bead, etc.
Front sight of a gun.
To form into a bead.
The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish.
To apply beads to.
She spent the morning beading the gown.
To form into a bead.
He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire.
To cause beads to form on (something).