glazing bead

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a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.

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Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

The wall directly opposite the entrance was covered in colorful glass and bead mosaics.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Compared to the eye-glazing public policy that is most of what government does, this is like the death penalty.
Scott Walker Has ‘Nothing to Do With’ Native American Mascot Fight|David Freedlander|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You can turn it over 17 times in your head and not really get a clear bead on what all that craziness means.
The American Prophet of Delusion: Robert Stone in Conversation|David Samuels|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“It is a dream,” said Mohammed, his eyes glazing over as he spoke.
Dining with Al Qaeda|Anna Therese Day|September 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The bead embroidery on the back of her coat said “Revolution.”
Ilya Yashin & Ksenia Sobchak, the Russian Opposition’s Romeo & Juliet|Anna Nemtsova|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
He seemed to have abandoned himself to a reverie, and to be seeing pleasing visions in the amber bead.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
When the doctor arrived in the country, Butifer drew a bead on him, in a corner of the forest.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
They are very timid, and will not look a stranger in the face, their bead-like eyes constantly shifting.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
He leaned weakly against the table to which I was strapped, his eyes on mine glazing over with death.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell