beaded

Thân thiện

Her forehead was beaded with sweat after her morning run.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Covered with or resembling small drops of liquid: Describes a surface that has formed or is decorated with numerous small, round droplets, typically of sweat, water, or dew.
   • Decorated with beads: Describes an object that is adorned with small, often round, decorative pieces (beads).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Her forehead was beaded with perspiration after the run.
  • The cold glass became beaded with condensation.
  • The artisan created a beautifully beaded necklace.

Advanced Usage

• "beaded with": This is the most common construction, used to indicate what liquid or material forms the beads.
  • The leaves were beaded with morning dew.
  • The gown was beaded with tiny crystals.

Variants and Related Words

• Bead (noun/verb): A small, often round object with a hole for threading; to decorate with or form into beads.

  • She strung a bead onto the wire. (noun)
  • Sweat began to bead on his skin. (verb)

• Beading (noun): The craft or process of attaching beads; a decorative trim made of beads.

  • The intricate beading on the dress took weeks to complete.

Synonyms

• Dewy: Wet with or as if with dew.
• Studded: Thickly set or scattered with.
• Spangled: Covered with small, shiny decorative objects.

Related Phrases

• Beaded curtain: A curtain made of strings of beads.
  • She walked through the beaded curtain into the next room.

Idioms

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Adjective

1. covered with beads of liquid
   • a face beaded with sweat