"lovebead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lovebeads [plural]
Etymology: From love + bead. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|love|bead}} love + bead Head templates: {{en-noun}} lovebead (plural lovebeads)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-lovebead-en-noun-JiglBTU9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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