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beading

beading

5 4.1
Decoration made by sewing small beads onto clothing or accessories
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːdɪŋ/
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  • The beading on your dress is exquisite.
  • dress with intricate beading
  • intricate beading
  • crystal beading

Examples

  • They have used net and velvet with delicate beading and zardosi work on the fabric.

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  • Panels with embroideries and beading were featured in a lot of evening wear.

  • I started with basic beading and took off from there.

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  • And if you want style and you want design and you want intricate beading, they are the place to go.

  • I love beading and creating necklaces and earrings.

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  • The beading detail and all seams appear secure, and I wouldn't be afraid that the dress itself or any of the details would fall apart.

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  • If the costume is an elaborate one with beading, embroidering, and so on and so forth, nothing but a complete replacement will do.

    Academic text (2006)

  • I can see myself wearing this with a blazer to the office, and then ditching the blazer for dinner to show off the intricate and beautiful beading on the shoulder.

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  • Yellow beading around the spiral and yellow and white stripes between the triangles provide a color contrast that seems to project the spiral and red triangles outward or inward.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The artistic beading along the neckline of her dress added a touch of elegance.

Synonyms

decoration
vsbeading
92 1.0

An object that makes something look more attractive

is a narrow border made by attaching small decorative pieces
adornment
vsbeading
8 4.2

Something added to make a person or thing look more attractive

is a narrow decorative border used on objects rather than general ornament
ornamentation
vsbeading
6 4.9

Details added to make something look more beautiful

is the specific narrow border made by attaching small decorative pieces
edging
vsbeading
4 4.8

A strip of material that you add along an edge to give a neat, decorative finish

is made by attaching small decorative pieces to create a narrow trim
beadwork
vsbeading
2 3.9

Decorative designs made by sewing or stringing beads together

is a narrow decorative border made by attaching small decorative pieces

Compounds

beading plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool with a curved blade that cuts small rounded shapes along wood edges

How Decorative

fringe
12 4.7
beading
5 4.1
piping
  • Specialized
5 5.5
trim
34 3.8

Surface Forms

beading singular
beadings plural

Morphology

beading = bead (transparent) = bead + ing

This is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'bead', referring to the result or product of beading.

Etymology

Beading comes from the word bead, which long ago meant a 'prayer' because people used small beads on a string to count prayers. So, beading now means the decoration made by sewing or fixing those small, decorative beads onto clothes.