beaded

[ bee-did ]

adjective

1. ornamented with or largely composed of beads:

   a beaded handbag.

Other Words From

• un·beaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of beaded¹

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

Example Sentences

The man shares his knowledge about her whereabouts in creepy detail — the “alarmingly sexy beaded sandals” she wore at a restaurant or the tasseled cloth handbag she took to the library.

From Washington Post

Writing in Digital Trends, Luke Dormehl likens the setup to 100 beaded string curtains where every bead is a tiny light, with dozens of curtains positioned one in front of the other.

From Singularity Hub 

Her latest commission is a pair of boots featuring a hand-beaded image of her childhood pet, a California scrub jay named Peep.

From Ozy

They buried her in moccasins with beaded purple butterflies that her cousin had made by hand, size seven.

From Time

Seattle-based Kimber Elements partners with 30 Masai women in Kenya to produce beaded earrings, necklaces, and rings and pays them wages rather than a commission.

From Outside Online

Others sported beaded necklaces, handcrafted hair clip-ins and rings all of similar caliber.

From The Daily Beast

Models wore beaded headpieces with lattice-work and pearl-encrusted boots.

From The Daily Beast

There were four beaded black looks, with strong metal belts.

From The Daily Beast

In another, she wears a white dress and a beaded necklace while holding an American flag.

From The Daily Beast

The crown jewel of the collection is a ballgown of tulle with a beaded bodice.

From The Daily Beast

Here he dickered for finely beaded moccasins and hat-bands and other articles for which he found a profitable market in the East.

From Project Gutenberg

Harney untied the horse, and they drove off through the diminishing rain, which was already beaded with sunlight.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a brightly beaded moccasin, very small, and strangely familiar even at a distance.

From Project Gutenberg

"So it wad seem," she said in reply, noting his beaded forehead, as he wiped it with a colored handkerchief.

From Project Gutenberg

Maria brushed the back of her hand across her forehead, which was beaded with big, cold drops of perspiration.

From Project Gutenberg