A Vocabulary of Bead Terms by Stefany Tomalin
A
A.B.
Å jour
A speo
Abacus
Abalone
Abo
Aborigine
Abrasive
Abraxas
Abrekuni
Abrus precatorius
Abuja
Abute
Acacia thorns cornigera collinsii
Accent
Accessories
Accori
Acetate
Acetone
Achaemenid
Achatina
Achrolite
Acid test
Acorn
Acrocomia aculeata
Acrylic
Adamantine
Add-a-bead
Addorsed
Adenanthera pavonina
Adhesive
Adjagba
Adularia
Afghanistan
African trade beads
Afro beaded hairstyle
Afzelia quanzensis
Agades
Agarwood
Agate
Agateware
Agatized wood
Aggregate
Aggrey
Aglet
Agraffe
Aiglette
Aguillette
aigrette
Aiko
Ainu
Aja
Akan
Akar bahar
Akbar
Akhenaten
Akori
Akoso, akosu
Akoya pearl
Alabaster
Alabaster glass
Albert
Albertina
Aleppo
Aleppo stone
Aleurites molluccana
Alexandria
Alexandrite
Alfajor
Algeria
Alkali
Allahabad
Alloy
Alluvial
Almandine
Almond
Aloes wood
Alpaca
Alphabet bead
Altar
Aluminium (UK) Aluminum (USA)
Amalaka
Amalgam
Amaranth
Amazigh
Amazon -
Amazonian
Amazonite
Ambassador bead
(French Ambassador bead)
Amber
Ambergris
Amberine
Ambroid
American Indian beadwork
Amethyst
Ametrine
Amjoun
Amlash
Ammonite
Amsterdam
Amulet
Amulet purse
Anadem
Analysis
anatase
Ancestor
Anchor
Ancient beads
Andalusite
Andra Pradesh
Angelite
Angelskin coral
Angola
Animal beads
Anise
Ankh
Anklet
Annagrün
Anneal
Anniversaries
Annular
Anodised
Antelope
Anthropomorphic
Anti Atlas
Antilles
Antimony
Antique beads
Antler
Anvil
Anwali
Aomushi
Apache bead loom
Apatite
Aperture
Apex
Apotropaic
Apple coral
Applied decoration
Appliqué
Apricot stone
Apron
Aquamarine
Aquilaria wood
Aquileia
Arabesque
Arabic
Aragonite
Arango
Arapaima gigas
Arca shell
Archaeology
Areca nut
Argillite
Argonaut shell
Arikamedu
Aril
Arkell
Arlechino
Armband
Armenia
Armlet
Armour
Armspange
Arrowhead
Art deco
Art nouveau
Articulated
Artificial pearls
Arts and crafts movement
Aruba
Asao
Asbestos
Ashara
Ashanti
Asisa
Ashmolean
Asphalte
Assay
Asterism
Astragalus
Astrocaryum
Asyk
Atata
Ateyun
Atlas
Attaching
Attalea funifera
Attenuated
Attifet
Aught
Auric
Aurora borealis
Austria
Ave
Ave maria
Aventurine quartz
Avventurina
Awabi pearl
Awale
Awl
Axhead
Axial symmetry
Axis
Axum
Aztec
Azure-malachite
Azurite