beadwork

American  

[beed-wurk] / ˈbidˌwɜrk /

noun

1. beading.

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Etymology

Origin of beadwork

First recorded in 1745–55; bead + work

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Example Sentences

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beadwork

The goal isn’t to displace us, but to import communal artistry — Kenyan wood and beadwork can be found in the pathways, resting spaces and more — as a show of admiration rather than imitation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Throughout there are animal wood carvings and beadwork, the latter often hung from sculptures made of tree branches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

For instance, local artist Denise Emerson, who is enrolled Skokomish on her mother’s side and Navajo on her father’s side, creates contemporary digital art and beadwork inspired by vintage photographs.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Ms. Saar’s other assemblage, titled “My Last Buffalo,” is a painting of a heroic Native American man, paired with beadwork and bones.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2023

I told her how you’d earned money with your beadwork, how well you could work with your hands, how most of our teachers and even Amma thought you couldn’t do much of anything.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

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