[syn: beady, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beady \Bead"y\, a.
1. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. "Beady
eyes." --Thackeray.
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2. Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.
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3. Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
beady
adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button;
"bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: beady,
beadlike, buttony, buttonlike]
2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: beady,
gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled,
spangly]