bid beads

English

Verb

bid beads (third-person singular simple present bids beads, present participle bidding beads, simple past bade beads, past participle bidden beads)

1. (archaic, Catholicism) To pray with beads, in Roman Catholic fashion, distinguishing each bead by a prayer.

References

• “Bid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.