'Bead proof' definitions:
Definition of 'Bead proof'
From: GCIDE
- Bead proof \Bead" proof`\
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]