Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Dictionaries
Bead Proof

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Bead
Next Entry
Beaded
Resource Toolbox

(1):

A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken.

(2):

Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bead Proof'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bead-proof.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile