blue bead

collocation in English

meaningsofblueandbead

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blue
adjective
uk
/bluː/us
/bluː/
of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type ...
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bead
noun[C]
uk
/biːd/us
/biːd/
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 ...
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(Definition ofblueandbeadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A canoe, abluebead, pieces of bamboo, and other relics of early settlers have been found.
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Couples use condoms or barrier methods to prevent pregnancy onbluebeaddays.
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Onbluebeaddays, she is at her most fertile.
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Onbluebeaddays, she has a very high risk of pregnancy.
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Restored linker conformations between the modules are displayed by a blue beads representation and varied from run to run.
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The shield is surrounded by "blue beads" which were a sign of wealth.
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On this voyage he purchased a great canoe for 10,000 blue beads.
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She leaves behind all her clothes and possessions, taking only a chandelier of blue beads that presumably belonged to her daughter.
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They desired to barter, and possessed blue beads and a plane-iron, indicating previous interaction with foreigners.
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They were made by winding molten glass around a metal bar and were highly prized as a trading commodity, especially blue beads, which were believed to have magical powers.
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