St. Cuthbert's beads

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Cuthbert, the apostle of Northumbria (635-687).

Noun[edit]

St. Cuthbert's beads pl (plural only)

  1. The perforated joints of encrinites found on Lindisfarne.
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