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Definition of Beadwork
1. Noun. Ornamentation with beads.
2. Noun. A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture.
Generic synonyms: Molding, Moulding
Specialized synonyms: Bead And Quirk, Quirk Bead
Definition of Beadwork
1. n. Ornamental work in beads.
Definition of Beadwork
1. Noun. Decorative work involving beads. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beadwork
1. beading [n -S] - See also: beading
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beadwork
Literary usage of Beadwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Decorative Symbolism of the Arapaho by Alfred Louis Kroeber (1901)
"A design in beadwork on the pouch, which represents a stream with a dam and
beaver-huts, also refers to this signification. ..."
2. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"The whole upper surface of the hide was a fleld of beadwork, quillwork, or other
decoration, in which symbolic and heraldic devices were wrought. ..."
3. The Tomb of Senebtisi at Lisht by Arthur C. Mace, Herbert Eustis Winlock (1916)
"Also two pieces of wood core covered with beadwork from the ... In a Middle
Kingdom grave in Nubia there has been found a beadwork belt of almost identical ..."