bead
noun
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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All dormers have beaded ship-lap siding laid parallel to the pitched roof.
From Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia by Netherton, Nan