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BEADWORK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beadwork mean?
• BEADWORK (noun)
The noun BEADWORK has 2 senses:
1. ornamentation with beads
2. a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
Familiarity information: BEADWORK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ornamentation with beads
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
beading; beadwork
Hypernyms ("beadwork" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
astragal; bead; beading; beadwork
Hypernyms ("beadwork" is a kind of...):
molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beadwork"):
bead and quirk; quirk bead (beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates)
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