black bead


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Noun1.black bead - erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
genus Pithecellobium, genus Pithecolobium, Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium - thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Esther had given her a rosary of black beads with a silver cross, but Amy hung it up and did not use it, feeling doubtful as to its fitness for Protestant prayers.
He was dressed in black and rusty iron grey; had jet black beads of eyes; a scrubby little black chin; wiry black hair striking out from his head in prongs, like forks or hair-pins; and a complexion that was very dingy by nature, or very dirty by art, or a compound of nature and art.
Her jacket was black, with black beads sewn upon it, and a fringe of little black jet ornaments.
Cradling her baby bump, Meghan chatted with Patsy Wardally, before picking out a camel cape from Hobbs, a black bead bracelet tied with ribbon, which the duchess called "quirky", some simple pearl earrings and a black handbag.
It features a tall front end with a bumper crafted out of solid metal, small side windows designed to protect the occupants, black bead lock wheels, wide fender flares and a boxy design.
1: Star by Julien Macdonald black bead embellished cardigan pounds 40, Debenhams 2: Limited Collection check cardigan pounds 29.50, Marks & Spencer 3: Floral cardigan pounds 18, New Look 4: Black rose cardigan pounds 55, Monsoon 5: Fenn Wright Manson pink sparkle cardigan pounds 99, John Lewis 6: 'Night Light' cardi pounds 45, White Stuff, 020 7735 8133, www.whitestuff.
Vamping up the style, Harriet wears: a black, grey petrol chiffon maxi dress, pounds 55, Wallis; Freedom bangles, pounds 12, pounds 8 and pounds 6, black bead necklace, pounds 12, and oversize clutch, pounds 18, all Dorothy Perkins.
We accessorised the dress with a simple black and translucent crystal long-beaded necklace, a chunky black bracelet and a black bead bracelet.
Black bead cluster earrings, pounds 38, by Debenhams (0171 408 4444)
Black bead necklace, pounds 12, bracelet, pounds 5, Marks & Spencer.
Black bead multi-strand bracelet, pounds 9.50, Portfolio @Marks & Spencer.
Multi-strand black bead necklace, pounds 22, Monsoon.