English Explanatory Dictionary

St. Cuthbert's beads

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The perforated joints of encrinites found on Lindisfarne.

Word forms

St. Cuthbert's beads

Etymology

Named after Cuthbert, the apostle of Northumbria (635-687).

Synonyms

Cuddy's beads
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