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    Worry beads (redirect from Kombolói)
    Worry beads or komboloi/kompoloi (Greek: κομπολόι, IPA: [ko(m)boˈloi̯], 'bead collection'; plural: κομπολόγια, IPA: [ko(m)boˈloʝa]) is a string of beads...
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    aware of their own anxiety. [citation needed] Fidget Cube Fidget spinner Kombolói – Greek worry beads Mood ring Stress ball "The History and Benefits of...
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    when al-Suyuti wrote an apologia for it. Prayer beads Rosary Prayer rope Kombolói Japamala Misbaha, dated 1909 (1327 AH) Blue Misbaha Colorful Misbaha Tasbih...
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    The begleri originated in Greece, and was originally derived from the komboloi, which serves the function of worry beads, and are often flipped around...
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    Penal Laws (Ireland) Basque ring rosary, another rosary with 10 beads Kombolói, Worry Beads. Prayer Beads. Carrickedmond and Abbeyshrule Parish in the...
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    Eastern beadwork, is a material used to make beads, notably in the making of komboloi and misbaha. "Bakelite" and "Parkesine" are both synthetic resins named...
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    Prayer beads Japamala Misbaha Rosary Garlands and beadwork Phuang malai Kombolói Stutley (1985), p. 119:"'Rudra-eyed'. Name of the dark berries of Elaeocarpus...
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    imbuing the book form with the psychophysical qualities of a mala, a rosary, kombolói, a smartphone—objects that you pick up and feel almost anxious letting...
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    Taoists/Daoists, Shinto, etc. use for anti-tension devices, e.g. Greek komboloi, or worry beads. use as currency e.g. Aggrey beads from Ghana use for gaming...
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    clinking glass may be heard. This sound is produced by drawing worry beads (komboloi) against a fluted drinking glass, originally an ad hoc and supremely effective...
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