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chaplet

[ chap-lit ]

noun

  1. a wreath or garland for the head.
  2. a string of beads.
  3. Roman Catholic Church.
    1. a string of beads, one-third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers.
    2. the prayers recited over this.
  4. Architecture. a small molding carved to resemble a string of beads; astragal.
  5. Metallurgy. an object for separating the core of a mold from a wall, composed of the same metal as the casting and forming an integral part of it.


chaplet

/ ˈtʃæplɪt /

noun

  1. an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head
  2. a string of beads or something similar
  3. RC Church
    1. a string of prayer beads constituting one third of the rosary
    2. the prayers counted on this string
  4. a narrow convex moulding in the form of a string of beads; astragal
  5. a metal support for the core in a casting mould, esp for the core of a cylindrical pipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈchapleted, adjective
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Other Words From

  • chaplet·ed adjective
  • un·chaplet·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaplet1

1325–75; Middle English chapelet wreath < Old French. See chapeau, -et
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaplet1

C14: from Old French chapelet garland of roses, from chapel hat; see chapeau
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Example Sentences

“Chaplet”—a wreath or garland signed for by him in his ambitious hopes—expresses his birth-date by Con.

Here it seems to mean a gold-embroidered band, worn as a chaplet.

And so she twines together the white flowers, the yellow flowers, and the red flowers, into a chaplet.

You have found out already that you are only looking at a chaplet of cameos, with just enough of story to string them together.

In the meantime the Princess Periezade, several times a day after her brother's departure, counted her chaplet.

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