lovebead

English

noun
Definitions
  • A bead made from a dyed seed pod, strung in a long beaded necklace and worn by men or women as part of countercultural fashion in the 1960s and 1970s.

Etymology

Compound from English love + English bead (prayer, request, later also bead, petition).

Origin

English

bead

Gloss

prayer, request, later also bead, petition

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