STRING OF BEADS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does string of beads mean? 

• STRING OF BEADS (noun)
  The noun STRING OF BEADS has 1 sense:

1. several beads threaded together on a string

  Familiarity information: STRING OF BEADS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRING OF BEADS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Several beads threaded together on a string

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

beads; string of beads

Hypernyms ("string of beads" is a kind of...):

string (a collection of objects threaded on a single strand)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "string of beads"):

prayer beads; rosary (a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics))

peag; wampum; wampumpeag (small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency)

 Context examples 

I drew away, and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)