A Vocabulary of Bead Terms by Stefany Tomalin
C
C.I.T.E.S.
C-clamp
Cabes
Cable
Cabochon
Cacao wood
Cache-sexe
Cachet
Caddis fly
Cadmium
Caesalpina bonduc
Caged beads
Cairngorm
Calabash
Calamus
Calcite
Calendar
California
Calipers
Calotte
Caltrop
Cambay
Cambodia
Camel
Cameo eye
Cameo pendant
Cameo shell
Cameo material
Cameroon beadwork
Camphor
Canarium
Candlenut
Candy
Candy cane
Cane
Cane
Canna forata
Canna indica
Canna massiccia
Cannetille
Canon
Canton
Canvas work
Caparison
Capis
Capped
Capstan
Carani
Carapace
Carat
Carbonado
Carbuncle
Carcanet
Cardamom
Cargo lists
Caribbean
Carinated
Carnelian
Carnival mardi gras
Carnival beads
Carnival glass
Carob
Carthage
Cartonnage
Cartouche
Carving
Cased
Casein
Cashewnut
Casque
Casting
Castor oil beans
Casuarina
Catalin
Catch
Catena
Cathedral beads
Catholic rosary
Catgut
Catlinite
Cats’ eyes
Cattle
Cedar
Cedi
Cedrela
Celluloid
Cellana solida
Celt
Celtic
Centrifuge
Cerasuolo coral
Ceramic
Ceromel
Ceylon
Ceylon glass
Chachasao
Chain
Chain links
Chain nose pliers
Chakla
Chalcedony
Chalchihuite
Chalcolithic
Chalk
Chalumeau
Chamfered edge
Champlevé
Chandelier
Chank
Channel beads
Channelled
Chaplet
Charcoal
Charlottes
Charm
Charm case
Chased
Châtelaine
Chaton
Chatoyance
Chau-chau
Chavin
Cheapside hoard
Chenier
Chequerboard
Chert
Chevron
Chief bead
Chieftain
Children’s beads
Chimu
Chin
China
Chinaberry
Chinese white olive
Chinese black olive
Chip
Chip carving
Chisel
Chiton
Chlorite
Chloromelanite
Choker
Chomeissa
Chong zi
Chotki
Christmas beads
Chrome
Chrysoberyl
Chrysocolla
Chrysoprase
Chung zi
Cigar
Cinnabar
Circle-dot
Circlet
Circumference
Circumpunct
Cire perdue
Citrine
Clam
Clamshell
Clanculus shell
Clapper
Clasp
Classical
Claw
Claw pendant
Clay
Cleaning
Cleavage
Cleopatra
Clip
Clipback
Cloakpin
Cloisonné
Cloudiness
Cloves
Cluster
Clutch
Coal
Coating
Cob
Cobalt
Cochineal
Cock beading
Cockleshell
Cocktail
Coco Chanel
Coco de mer
Cocoa bean
Coconut shell
Coconut wood
Cocoon
Coffee beans
Cognac
Cogwheel
Cohune
Coiffe
Coil
Coiled bead
Coins
Coix lacrymae jobi
Cold enamel
Collar
Collared bead
Collecting beads
Collet
Colodonte
Colours
Colour-lined
Columbellida
Columella
Comb
Combed
Combretum
Commemorative
Composition
Composite
Compound cane
Compound eyes
Conch
Concha, concho
Cone
Congo
Confetti
Conkers
Connector
Connemara marble
Conservation
Constricted
Conte carbe
Conterie
Conus shell disc
Convoluted
Cooked
Copal
Copper
Coprolite
Coptic
Copying
Coquilla nut
Coral
Coral beans
Coral seed
Coral tree, coral bean
Coralline
Corallium rubrum
Corallium eilatus
Cord
Cordierite
Cordiform
Core
Core-formed
Corfe Castle
Coris
Cork
Corn
Cornflower
Corncob
Cornaline d’Aleppo
Cornelian
Cornerless cube
Cornerless hexagonal
Corning
Corolla
Coromandel
Coronet
Corozo
Corrosion
Corrugated
Corsage
Corset
Cortex
Corundum
Corypha elata
Costume jewellery
Cotton
Cottonwool bead
Couching
Counter bead
Counterfeit
Counterpoise
Countersunk
Counterweight
Counting
Court beads
Cow
Cowrie shell
Coyne
Crab claw
Crackle glass
Cradle board
Cramping
Cranes crest
Crazing
Cremette
Crenellated
Creole
Crêpe stone
Crescent
Crete
Crimp
Crimping pliers
Crinoid
Cristallai
Cristobalite
Crochet
Crocidolite
Cross
Crosshatching
Cross-section
Crotal bell
Crow bead
Crowning
Crucible
Cruciform
Crumb decoration
Crustacean
Crystal
Cube
Cube ally
Cubic zirconia
Cuboid
Cucurbita cayaponia
Cuff
Cufflinks
Cullet
Cultured pearl
Cummerbund
Cuneiform
Currency
Curtain
Cushion
Custard
Cuts
Cut garnet thread
Cut glass
Cut steel
Cut tosca
Cutters
Cuttlefish
Cycad seed
Cylinder
Cylinder seal
Cypraea tigris
CZ
Czech republic