[noun] [C] - 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.She wore a necklace of brightly coloured wooden beads.(figurative) Beads (= Drops) of sweat stood out on his forehead.
BEAD
Meaning of BEAD in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012