prayer beadn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛː biːd/, U.S.

/ˈprɛr ˌbid/

Forms: see prayer n.¹ and bead n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prayer n.¹, bead n.

Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + bead n.

1. Any one of a string of beads used in praying, esp. one of the beads of a rosary; = bead n. 2a. Usually in plural.

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society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > rosary > [noun]

rosary1548

bead-roll1598

rosario1622

prayer bead1630

fifteen1688

paternoster1870

society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > rosary > [noun] > bead of

bead1377

prayer bead1630

paddhereen1689

1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth iii. 110 Her prayer beades hanging at her girdle.

1777 G. Sharp Tract on Law of Nature 162 (note) They also use their Rosaries, or Strings of Prayer Beads, which the Japanese..have in common with the Christians.

1852 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. x. 403 Jewel-studded chains, [and] prayer-beads of precious stones.

1907 Catholic Encycl. II. 361/2 Archaeological records mention fragments of prayer beads found in the tomb of the holy abbess Gertrude of Nivelles.

1950 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 25 Apr. 12/6 Early explorers in inhospitable Tibet disguised themselves as natives and surveyed the country by carrying prayer beads, counting 100 paces for every bead.

1990 F. Kanga Trying to Grow xi. 98 It's a string of holy prayer beads.

2. The particoloured seed of the jequirity or Indian liquorice, Abrus precatorius (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), used in making rosaries; also called jequirity bean, jumble bead. Also: the plant itself.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > jequirity plant or jumby bead

jumbie bead1764

jumble-bead1855

prayer bead1861

jequirity1882

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 528 Abrus precatorius.—The seeds are used as beads, for making rosaries, necklaces, &c., hence their common name of prayer-beads.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 316 Crabs' Eyes, Jequerity, Prayer Beads, Jumble Beads.

1908 N. Britton North Amer. Trees 528 The seeds [of the lead tree] are used as beads with those of Abrus precatorius Linnaeus, Prayer beads, and other seeds, in fancy work.

1951 A. Nelson Med. Bot. xxiii. 456 The seeds may be referred to as Abrus, Jequirity, Jumble beads or Prayer beads, and are known to contain two poisonous principles.

1987 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. Post–Standard 6 Dec. (Star Mag.) 39/4 Rosary pea (Abrus precatarius) [sic], also called ‘Prayer Beads’ and ‘Coral Bead Plant’; seeds are violently poisonous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prayer bead
释义	prayer beadn. Brit. /ˈprɛː biːd/, U.S. /ˈprɛr ˌbid/ Forms: see prayer n.¹ and bead n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prayer n.¹, bead n. Etymology: < prayer n.¹ + bead n. 1. Any one of a string of beads used in praying, esp. one of the beads of a rosary; = bead n. 2a. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > rosary > [noun] rosary1548 bead-roll1598 rosario1622 prayer bead1630 fifteen1688 paternoster1870 society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > rosary > [noun] > bead of bead1377 prayer bead1630 paddhereen1689 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth iii. 110 Her prayer beades hanging at her girdle. 1777 G. Sharp Tract on Law of Nature 162 (note) They also use their Rosaries, or Strings of Prayer Beads, which the Japanese..have in common with the Christians. 1852 D. Rock Church our Fathers III. x. 403 Jewel-studded chains, [and] prayer-beads of precious stones. 1907 Catholic Encycl. II. 361/2 Archaeological records mention fragments of prayer beads found in the tomb of the holy abbess Gertrude of Nivelles. 1950 Dixon (Illinois) Evening Tel. 25 Apr. 12/6 Early explorers in inhospitable Tibet disguised themselves as natives and surveyed the country by carrying prayer beads, counting 100 paces for every bead. 1990 F. Kanga Trying to Grow xi. 98 It's a string of holy prayer beads. 2. The particoloured seed of the jequirity or Indian liquorice, Abrus precatorius (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), used in making rosaries; also called jequirity bean, jumble bead. Also: the plant itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > jequirity plant or jumby bead jumbie bead1764 jumble-bead1855 prayer bead1861 jequirity1882 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 528 Abrus precatorius.—The seeds are used as beads, for making rosaries, necklaces, &c., hence their common name of prayer-beads. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 316 Crabs' Eyes, Jequerity, Prayer Beads, Jumble Beads. 1908 N. Britton North Amer. Trees 528 The seeds [of the lead tree] are used as beads with those of Abrus precatorius Linnaeus, Prayer beads, and other seeds, in fancy work. 1951 A. Nelson Med. Bot. xxiii. 456 The seeds may be referred to as Abrus, Jequirity, Jumble beads or Prayer beads, and are known to contain two poisonous principles. 1987 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Amer. Post–Standard 6 Dec. (Star Mag.) 39/4 Rosary pea (Abrus precatarius) [sic], also called ‘Prayer Beads’ and ‘Coral Bead Plant’; seeds are violently poisonous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1630
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