beading
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bead·ing
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The 1880 Fuqua Livery Stable has studios for painting, drawing and beading, and the 136-year-old J.R. Hodges Tin Shop is a live-work space for visiting artists. — Stacey Mckenna, The Know, "10 bars, restaurants and art spaces that give new life to historic buildings," 8 Aug. 2019 Lively wore a $670 gown from Retrofête to the New York City film premiere, complete with canary-yellow beading and a thigh-high slit. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Blake Lively Just Revealed She's Pregnant With Baby #3 on the Red Carpet," 3 May 2019 And if there aren’t actual pots of gold, there are lamés and garments heavy with elaborate metallic beading, all done by hand in India, to covet and treasure. — Vogue, "For Libertine’s Johnson Hartig, Home Is Where the Art Is," 26 Apr. 2019 Au Natural Natural materials like canvas, linen, straw, and wood beading are an understated way to get in on the basket bag trend without going full Bo Peep. — Vogue, "These 5 Bag Trends Will Revamp Your Summer Style," 11 July 2019 Perlman says the costumes, which had to fit on top of personal flotation devices, took about 1,300 hours to fabricate over several months, including beading and surface decor. — Marella Gayla, BostonGlobe.com, "In Somerville, a powerhouse of custom costume-making for Boston and beyond," 4 July 2019 The country’s largest ethnic group uses the vibrant ornamentation of Zulu beading (above) as a form of communication, with the geometric patterns and primary colors relaying information about the wearer. — Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, "The best souvenirs to bring home from 10 countries," 2 July 2019 At her party, Duncan was wearing the sculptural, drop-waist gray wool shirtdress with a burst of red beading at the shoulder, plus matching red tights and Mary Janes—and a swipe of red lipstick, of course. — Emily Farra, Vogue, "Michelle Duncan Is Balancing Her Day Job at Estée Lauder With a New Project: Her Own Line of Dresses," 14 Feb. 2019 Chopra looked dreamy in a shimmering white lehenga, reportedly by Falguni Shane Peacock India, decked out in elaborate beading and embroidery. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Priyanka Chopra Just Stepped Out in an Incredible Reception Dress," 4 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beading.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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beading
noun
English Language Learners Definition of beading
: beads that are sewn on a piece of clothing as decoration
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beading
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bead·ing
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Medical Definition of beading
: the beadlike nodules occurring in rickets at the junction of the ribs with their cartilages
— called also rachitic rosary, rosary