Beadwork

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Decorative work involving beads. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture wordnet
  3. 3
    ornamentation with beads wordnet

Synonyms

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beadingastragalbeadbeading

Example

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"The annual great migration of wildlife across Tanzania and Kenya usually attracts thousands of tourists on safari, providing income to people who depend on spending by the visitors — such as souvenir makers. But, as the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed tourism, Kenya's craftsmen and women are suffering. In the city of Narok, women who specialize in beadwork to sell to tourists have seen their incomes drop to a fraction of what they were last year."

Etymology

From bead + work.

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