a small, coloured, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string with a lot of others to make jewellery
Beads of water collected outside the glass.
She carefully threaded each tiny bead onto the string, creating a beautiful handmade bracelet.
The raindrops clung to the car window, forming tiny beads of water that glistened in the sunlight.
The artisan crafted an intricate design using colorful glass beads to embellish a traditional Native American headdress.
