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Feb 15, 2012
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beads•wom•an



Pronunciation: (bēdz'woom"un), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -wom•en. Archaic.
1. a woman who prays for another person as a duty, esp. when paid.
2. an almswoman.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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