Dzi bead — (pronounced Zee) is a bead stone of mysterious origin worn with a necklace and sometimes bracelet. Collectively in almost all Asian cultures, the bead is expected to provide positive spiritual benefit. They are generally prized as protective… … Wikipedia
Walco Bead Co. — Walco Bead Co. was one of the largest bead companies in the United States at the start of the 1900s. It was a landmark in New York s bead alley at 37 West 37th Street. Walco s technique in marketing was to manufacture bead kits to encourage… … Wikipedia
Evil eye — Nazars, charms used to ward off the evil eye. The evil eye is a look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike. The term also refers to the power… … Wikipedia
God's eye — For Eye of God, see Eye of God (disambiguation). God s eye or Ojo de Dios on Quemado Mountain, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, photo by Anaroza, 2007 A God s eye is a yarn weaving and a Huichol spiritual object. The Ojo de Dios or God s eye is a ritual… … Wikipedia
Angle bead — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ledger bead — a small plastic bead, with a side eye, sliding on the main fishing line. The ledger weight is attached to the eye … Dictionary of ichthyology
beady eye — noun Used to suggest distrustful attentiveness to another s behaviour (esp in the phrase keep a beady eye on) • • • Main Entry: ↑bead … Useful english dictionary
Glass beadmaking — The technology for glass beadmaking is among the oldest human arts, dating back 30,000 years (Dubin, 1987). Glass beads have been dated back to at least Roman times. Perhaps the earliest glass like beads were Egyptian faience beads, a form of… … Wikipedia
Görece — is a village in the Menderes district of Izmir Province, Turkey. It is known for its production of nazars (evil eye stones). Today, the real eye beads are produced only in Görece and Kurudere(Kemalpaşa) villages near Izmir, by a handful of… … Wikipedia
beady — bead|y [ˈbi:di] adj 1.) beady eyes are small, round, and shiny used especially about someone who you think looks dishonest or strange 2.) have/keep your beady eye(s) on sb/sth especially BrE to watch someone or something very carefully used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
