A Vocabulary of Bead Terms by Stefany Tomalin
M
Maasai
Mabe pearl
Macau palm nut
Macca
Machine cut
Macramé
Macehead
Madagascar
Madrigetten
Magatama
Magic
Magnesite
Magnetism
Mahogany
Maiolica
Mairineer
Majapahit
Majorica pearls
Makalani
Makarika
Maker’s mark
Mala
Maldives
Malachite
Mali
Malindi
Mallet
Maltese cross
Mameluke
Mammiform
Mammoth tusk
Mamuli
Manas
Mancala
Manchette
Mandarin beads
Mandia
Mandrel
Manganese
Mangalsutra
Mango
Mani
Manik
Manila
Manilla
Man-in-the-moon bead
Mano-fica
Mantle
Manufacture
Mapuche
Mapungubwe
Maputo
Marble
Marcasite
Mardi gras
Margariti
Marginella
Maria Theresa thaler
Marlik
Marquetry
Marquise
Martingale
Martynia annua
Marudama
Marula
Marvering
M.A.S.
Masche
Mascot
Mask
Massaga
Masse
Mastoid
Matabele
Matadewa
Matinée
Matte
Matthew Walker knot
Matrix
Mauretania
Maw Sit Sit
Maze
Mecca
Medal
Medallion
Medicine beads
Meerschaum
Megalobulimus
Mehazma
Mekong
Melamine
Melanesia
Melo melo shell
Melfort jet
Melon bead
Melon seeds
Melting
Memento mori
Memory wire
Memory wire cutters
Menat
Merikallo Mikki
Merovingian
Mescal beans
Mesh
Mesopotamia
Messing
Metal
Metal detectorist
Metal stampings
Metallic
Meteorite
Meteyi
Mexico
Mfufua
Miao
Mica
Microbeads
Micromosaic
Mikimoto
Milagros
Milk glass
Milled
Millefiori
Millegrain
Minakari
Minas Gerais
Minaudière
Miniature
Miotti
Miracle beads
Miriam Haskell
Mirror beads
Misbaha
Miser’s purse
Miyuki
Mizoram
Moccasins
Mocha stone
Modelling
Mogadishu
Mohenjo-daro
Moh’s scale
Mokume Gane
Moldavite
Mollusc
Momi
Momme
Momo coral
Money
Mongolia
Monkey bone
Monkeys fist stop knot
Monkey pistol seed pod
Monkey puzzle tree
Monofilament
Moodstone
Moon beads
Moonstone
Moose
Mopti
Mordant
Moretti
Morfia
Moriage
Morion
Morocco
Morro-morro
Morphia
Morse clasp
Mosaic
Mosaic cane
Moss agate
Mossi
Moth
Mother of pearl
Mottled
Moulded
Mounting
Mourning
Mouth
Mpende
Mucuna
Mudlarking
Muff chain
Mulberry
Multan
Multistrand
Multistrand fastener
Multistrand spacer
Mummiform
Mummy beads
Mummy net
Munsell
Murano
Muraquat
Muria
Murrine
Murumuru
Musical instruments
Muslim shield
Mussel
Mutisalah
Myanmar
Myra glass
Myrobalan
Myrrh
Myrtle