Definition of "beading" []

• Beads or the material used for making them. (noun)
• Ornamentation with beads. Also called beadwork. (noun)
• Architecture A narrow, half-rounded molding; a bead. (noun)
• A narrow piece of openwork lace through which ribbon may be run. (noun)
• Tiny drops of condensation, as on the outside of a glass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Â I used some of the same beads from the front for the rear cover, but not too many, as the beading is extremely time consuming."
• "Good thing I saved last night's efforts in beading, then!"
• "In fact, I might, in a fit of inexcusable hyperbole, prefer to have a flaming tire slung around my neck than this dress-necklace combo, but that's just because dresses with unnatural and undetachable jewelry (as opposed to beading, which is natural) are one of the (many) things that set me off on a rant."