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  • past tense form of bead.
  • past participle of bead.

beaded

American  
[bee-did] / ˈbi dɪd /

adjective

  1. ornamented with or largely composed of beads.

    a beaded handbag.


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Etymology

Origin of beaded

First recorded in 1570–80; bead + -ed 3


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The distinction matters: the study did not suggest that every beaded axon is damaged.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Velvet-coated sculptures of cactuses and otherworldly beaded plants provide some of the much needed levity that the show so hopes to achieve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The doorbell went again and a walking sculpture dressed in an Anne Boleyn-style quilted dress with beaded face mask appeared.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Partygoers seemed more enthused about the vendor selling beaded plushie necklaces than about heading to the dance floor.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

He stands, confused, in the empty vestibule, and then a voice calls out from behind the beaded curtain.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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