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DictionarybugleTubular bead
noun

bugle

A tube-shaped bead used to decorate clothing or fabric.

The dress is decorated with tubular bugles.

Etymology

Origin uncertain. The tube-shaped bead-name does not securely share the instrument-name’s horn ancestry.

More examples

  • She sewed a bugle onto the cuff.
  • Several bugles caught the light.
  • The bag had bugle beads.

Forms

bugle · bugles

Similar words

bead
The broad ornament category.
sequin
A flat decorative disc rather than a tube.