bead and reel
noun Architecture.
a convex molding having the form of elongated beads alternating with disks placed edge-on, or with spherical beads, or with both.
Nearby words
beacon school, beacon status, beaconage, beaconsfield, bead, bead and reel, bead lightning, bead molding, bead plane, bead plant, bead test
Origin of bead and reel
First recorded in 1950–55
Also called reel and bead.
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