English-Thai Dictionary

bead

N ลูกปัด  ลูก ประคำ  สิ่งใด ที่ กลม เหมือน ลูกปัด  luk-pad

 

bead

N หยด เหงื่อ  blob droplet yod-nguea

 

bead

VT ประดับ ด้วย สิ่ง ที่ เป็น ลูก กลมๆ  pra-dab-duai-sing-ti-pen-luk-klom-klom

 

beaded

ADJ ตกแต่ง ด้วย ลูกปัด  tok-taeng-duai-luk-pad

 

beading

N ขอบ หรือ ริม ของ วัตถุ ที่ ประดับ ด้วย ลูก ทรงกลม  astragal khob-rue-rim-kong-wad-tu-ti-pra-dab-duai-luk-son-klom

 

beadle

N ผู้นำ พิธี ใน โบสถ์ ของ ยิว  phu-nam-pi-ti-nai-bote-kong-yiol

 

beadroll

N รายชื่อ 

 

beadwork

N วัตถุ ที่ ประดับ ด้วย ลูก กลม เล็กๆ 

 

beady

ADJ เหมือน ลูกปัด  maueng-luk-pad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEAD

n. 1. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn about the neck, for ornament. A string of beads is called a necklace. Beads are made of gold, pearl, amber, steel, garnet, coral, diamond, crystal, pastes, glasses, etc. The Romanists use strings of beads in rehearsing their prayers. Hence the phrase, to tell beads, and to be at one's beads, is to be at prayer.
2. Any small globular body; hence the glass globules, used in traffic with savages, and sold in strings, are called beads; also a bubble on spirit.
3. In architecture, a round molding, commonly made upon the edge of a piece of stuff, in the Corinthian and Roman orders, cut or carved in short embossments, like beads in necklaces. A string of beads, is a charge given by a priest to his parishioners, to repeat certain pater-nosters upon their beads for a departed soul.

 

BEAD-MAKER

n.One who makes beads. In French, paternostrier is one who makes, strings, and sells beads. In Paris are three companies of paternostriers; one that works in glass or crystal; one, in wood and horn; a third, in amber, coral, etc.

 

BEAD-PROOF

a.Spirit is bead-proof, when, after being shaken, a crown of bubbles will stand, for some time after, on the surface, manifesting a certain standard of strength.

 

BEAD-ROLL

n.Among Catholics, a list or catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls, they are to repeat a certain number of prayers, which they count by their beads.

 

BEAD-TREE

n.The azederach, a species of Melia, a native of the Indies, growing about 2 feet high, adorned with large pinnated or winged leaves, and clusters of pentapetalous flowers.

 

BEADS-MAN

n.A man employed in praying, generally in praying for another.

 

BEADS-WOMAN

n.A praying woman; a woman who resides in an alms-house.

 

BEADLE

n. 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites persons to appear and answer; called also an apparitor or summoner.
2. An officer in a university, whose chief business is to walk with a mace, before the masters, in a public procession; or as in America before the president, trustees, faculty and students of a college, in a procession, at public commencements.
3. A parish officer, whose business is to punish petty offenders.

 

BEADLESHIP

n.The office of a beadle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEAD

Bead, n. Etym: [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed, gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask, bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. to persuade, L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide. ]

 

1. A prayer. [Obs. ]

 

2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads, to at one's beads, to bid beads, etc. , meaning, to be at prayer.

 

3. Any small globular body; as, (a ) A bubble in spirits. (b ) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of midnight dew. " Wordsworth. (c ) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to take aim ). (d ) (Arch. ) A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments. (e ) (Chem. ) 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; as, the borax bead; the iron bead, etc. Bead and butt (Carp. ), framing in which the panels are flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges. Knight. -- Beat mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould. ] -- Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to make beads or beading. -- Bead tree (Bot. ), a tree of the genus Melia, the best known species of which (M. azedarach ), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.

 

BEAD

Bead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beading. ]

 

Defn: To ornament with beads or beading.

 

BEAD

BEAD Bead, v. i.

 

Defn: To form beadlike bubbles.

 

BEADHOUSE; BEDEHOUSE

Bead "house `, Bede "house `, n. Etym: [OE. bede prayer + E. house. See Bead, n.]

 

Defn: An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.

 

BEADING

BEADING Bead "ing, n.

 

1. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Molding in imitation of beads.

 

2. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky.

 

BEADLE

Bea "dle, n. Etym: [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. büttel, fr. OHG. biotan, G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as OHG. butil. See. Bid, v.]

 

1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an apparitor or summoner.

 

2. An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students. [Eng. ]

 

Note: In this sense the archaic spellings bedel (Oxford ) and bedell (Cambridge ) are preserved.

 

3. An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc.

 

BEADLERY

BEADLERY Bea "dle *ry, n.

 

Defn: Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.

 

BEADLESHIP

BEADLESHIP Bea "dle *ship, n.

 

Defn: The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. A. Wood.

 

BEAD PROOF

BEAD PROOF Bead " proof `.

 

1. Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters.

 

2. A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken.

 

BEADROLL

Bead "roll `, n. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general. On Fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be field. Spenser. It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line. Quart. Rev.

 

BEADSMAN; BEDESMAN

BEADSMAN; BEDESMAN Beads "man, Bedes "man, n.; pl. -men (.

 

Defn: A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for ever unto Almighty God. Fuller.

 

BEADSNAKE

BEADSNAKE Bead "snake `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small poisonous snake of North America (Elaps fulvius ), banded with yellow, red, and black.

 

BEADSWOMAN; BEDESWOMAN

BEADSWOMAN; BEDESWOMAN Beads "wom `an, Bedes "wom `an, n.; pl. -women (.

 

Defn: Fem. of Beadsman.

 

BEADWORK

BEADWORK Bead "work `, n.

 

Defn: Ornamental work in beads.

 

BEADY

BEADY Bead "y, a.

 

1. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. "Beady eyes." Thackeray.

 

2. Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.

 

3. Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bead

bead |bēd bid | ▶noun 1 a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material, typically rounded and perforated for threading with others as a necklace or rosary or for sewing onto fabric. • (beads ) a necklace made of a string of beads. • (beads ) a rosary. 2 something resembling a bead or a string of beads, in particular: • a drop of a liquid on a surface: beads of sweat. • a long, narrow strip of caulking compound, adhesive or similar material applied to a surface. • a small knob forming the front sight of a gun. • the reinforced inner edge of a pneumatic tire that grips the rim of the wheel. • an ornamental molding resembling a string of beads or of a semicircular cross-section. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as adj. beaded ) decorate or cover with beads: a beaded evening bag. • string (beads ) together. 2 cover (a surface ) with drops of moisture: his face was beaded with perspiration. PHRASES draw (or get ) a bead on take aim at. • fully understand or make sense of: it's hard to draw a bead on the stock market these days. tell (or say ) one's beads use the beads of a rosary in counting prayers. ORIGIN Old English gebed ‘prayer, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bede and German Gebet, also to bid 1. Current senses derive from the use of a rosary, each bead representing a prayer.

 

beaded lizard

bead ¦ed liz ¦ard ▶noun a venomous lizard with a stout body, short limbs, a large blunt head, and bead-like scales, occurring from the south-western US to Guatemala. ●Family Helodermatidae and genus Heloderma: the Mexican beaded lizard (H. horridum ) and the Gila monster.

 

beading

bead ing |ˈbēdiNG bidɪŋ | ▶noun decoration or ornamental molding resembling a string of beads or of a semicircular cross section.

 

beadle

bea dle |ˈbēdl ˈbidl | ▶noun Brit. a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution. • Scottish a church officer assisting the minister. • historical a minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders. ORIGIN Old English bydel ‘a person who makes a proclamation, ’ gradually superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French bedel, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Büttel, also to bid 1 .

 

beadlet anemone

bead |let anem |one ▶noun a common European coastal sea anemone which is typically rust-red with several rings of tentacles around the mouth. ●Actinia equina, order Actiniaria.

 

beadsman

beads |man |ˈbiːdzmən | ▶noun ( pl. beadsmen ) historical a pensioner provided for by a benefactor in return for prayers, especially one living in an almshouse.

 

beadwork

bead work |ˈbēdˌwərk ˈbidwərk | ▶noun decorative work made of beads.

 

beady

bead y |ˈbēdē ˈbidi | ▶adjective (of a person's eyes ) small, round, and gleaming. • (of a look ) bright and penetrating: she fixed him with a beady stare. DERIVATIVES bead i ly |ˈbēdəlē |adverb

 

beady-eyed

bead y-eyed |ˈbidi ˌaɪd | ▶adjective having small, glinting eyes. • informal keenly observant, typically in a sinister or hostile way.

 

Oxford Dictionary

bead

bead |biːd | ▶noun 1 a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material that is threaded with others to make a necklace or rosary or sewn on to fabric. 2 a drop of a liquid on a surface: beads of sweat. 3 a small knob forming the foresight of a gun. 4 the reinforced inner edge of a pneumatic tyre that grips the rim of the wheel. 5 an ornamental plaster moulding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross section. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as adj. beaded ) decorate or cover with beads: a beaded evening bag. • string (beads ) together: seashells beaded into belts. 2 cover (a surface ) with drops of moisture: his face was beaded with perspiration. PHRASES draw (or get ) a bead on chiefly N. Amer. take aim at with a gun. • fully understand or make sense of: it's hard to draw a bead on the stock market these days. tell one's beads use the beads of a rosary in counting prayers. ORIGIN Old English gebed ‘prayer ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bede and German Gebet, also to bid 2. Current senses derive from the use of a rosary, each bead representing a prayer.

 

beaded lizard

bead ¦ed liz ¦ard ▶noun a venomous lizard with a stout body, short limbs, a large blunt head, and bead-like scales, occurring from the south-western US to Guatemala. ●Family Helodermatidae and genus Heloderma: the Mexican beaded lizard (H. horridum ) and the Gila monster.

 

beading

bead |ing |ˈbiːdɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 decoration or ornamental moulding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross section. 2 the bead of a tyre.

 

beadle

bea ¦dle |ˈbiːd (ə )l | ▶noun Brit. a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution. • Scottish a church officer attending on the minister. • historical a minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders. ORIGIN Old English bydel ‘a person who makes a proclamation ’, gradually superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French bedel, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Büttel, also to bid 1. Compare with bedel .

 

beadlet anemone

bead |let anem |one ▶noun a common European coastal sea anemone which is typically rust-red with several rings of tentacles around the mouth. ●Actinia equina, order Actiniaria.

 

beadsman

beads |man |ˈbiːdzmən | ▶noun ( pl. beadsmen ) historical a pensioner provided for by a benefactor in return for prayers, especially one living in an almshouse.

 

beadwork

bead |work |ˈbiːdwəːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] decorative work made of beads.

 

beady

beady |ˈbiːdi | ▶adjective ( beadier, beadiest ) (of a person's eyes ) small, round, and gleaming. • bright and keenly observant: I shall certainly keep a beady eye on this development | a beady-eyed observer. DERIVATIVES beadily adverb, beadiness noun

 

beady-eyed

bead y-eyed |ˈbidi ˌaɪd | ▶adjective having small, glinting eyes. • informal keenly observant, typically in a sinister or hostile way.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

bead

bead noun 1 a string of beads: ball, pellet, pill, globule, sphere, spheroid, oval, ovoid, orb, round; (beads ) necklace, rosary, chaplet. 2 beads of sweat: droplet, drop, blob, dot, dewdrop, teardrop. PHRASES draw /get a bead on I drew a bead on the figure in the attic window: aim at, fix on, focus on, zero in on, sight.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

bead

bead noun 1 a long string of beads: ball, pellet, pill, globule, spheroid, spherule, sphere, oval, ovoid, orb, round, pearl; (beads ) necklace, string of beads; Roman Catholic Church rosary, chaplet. 2 beads of sweat: droplet, drop, blob, bubble, dot, dewdrop, teardrop; informal glob. PHRASES draw /get a bead on I drew a bead on the nape of his neck: aim at, fix on, focus on, zero in on, sight.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bead

bead /biːd /〖語源は 「祈り 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 a. ビーズ ; じゅず玉 .b. 〖～s 〗(ビーズの )ネックレス, じゅず ; ロザリオ (rosary ).2 (汗などの液体の )粒, しずく ; 泡 ▸ beads of sweat 玉の汗 .3 〘建 〙玉縁 （ぶち ）.4 (銃の )照星 （しようせい ）.5 (リムに固定させるための )タイヤの内縁 .6 〘化 〙熔 （よう ）球 .7 ｟米俗 ｠〖the ～s 〗運命, 宿命 .c ò unt [s à y, t è ll ] one's b é ads ｟文 古 ｠ロザリオをつまぐりながら祈る .dr à w [g è t ] a b é ad on [upon ] A Aを慎重にねらう ; Aに (銃の )ねらいを定める .動詞 他動詞 1 …にビーズを付ける, …をビーズで飾る .2 …をじゅずつなぎにする ; …をつなげてネックレスを作る .自動詞 じゅずつなぎになる; 〈液体が 〉しずくになる (up ).～́ c ù rtain 玉すだれ .

 

beaded

b é ad ed /-ɪd /形容詞 ビーズ [玉 ]で飾った ; 〈汗などが 〉玉のような ; 【汗などに 】まみれた «with » .

 

beading

b é ad ing 名詞 U C 1 ビーズ細工 ; レース状縁飾り ; (リボンを通すための )透かし縁飾り .2 〘建 〙玉縁 (装飾 ).

 

beadle

bea dle /bíːd (ə )l /名詞 C ｟英 ｠1 教区吏員 [役員 ] 〘教会で雑務を行う 〙.2 (大学の )儀式担当者 .

 

beadwork

b é ad w ò rk 名詞 U ビーズ細工 ; 〘建 〙玉縁 (装飾 ).

 

beady

bead y /bíːdi /形容詞 〈目が 〉小さく丸くきらきら光る (!疑いを含意 ) ; ビーズ [しずく ]で覆われた .