Beadful
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The amount contained in a bead
"This "beadful" of fluid caused eventual peeling of the paint."
Adjective
- 1 Prayerful. obsolete
- 2 Full of or having beads; beaded
"Choice lay between the red and green pillow with the beadwork dog, and the thinner patchwork one with written names scrawling over it; and the beadful dog won out."
Example
More examples"Choice lay between the red and green pillow with the beadwork dog, and the thinner patchwork one with written names scrawling over it; and the beadful dog won out."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English bedeful, equivalent to bead (“prayer", later also "bead”) + -ful.
Etymology 2
From bead + -ful.
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