prayer beads

[prair]

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plural noun

a rosary.

Origin of prayer beads

First recorded in 1620–30

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Examples from the Web for prayer beads

Historical Examples

He sidled close to Abdulla, and brushed with a delicate touch the hand that hung down listlessly, holding the prayer-beads.
An Outcast of the Islands
Joseph Conrad
Baptiste, prayer-beads in hand, knelt by his son's side, saying prayers for the dying.
A Lover in Homespun
F. Clifford Smith

British Dictionary definitions for prayer beads

prayer beads

pl n

RC Church the beads of the rosary

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Examples from the Web for prayer beads

Historical Examples

He sidled close to Abdulla, and brushed with a delicate touch the hand that hung down listlessly, holding the prayer-beads.

Baptiste, prayer-beads in hand, knelt by his son's side, saying prayers for the dying.

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Origin of prayer beads