chaplet

chap·let  (chplt)

n.

1. A wreath or garland for the head.

2. Roman Catholic Church

a. A rosary having beads for five decades of Hail Marys.

b. The prayers counted on such a rosary.

3. A string of beads.

4. Architecture A small molding carved to resemble a string of beads.

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[Middle English chapelet, from Old French, diminutive of chapel, hat, wreath; see chapeau.]

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chaplet·ed adj.

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chaplet

Noun

a garland worn on the head [Old French chapelet]

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Chaplet a string of beads or a garland, or something that resembles it; a rosary, hence, the prayers recited over it.

Examples: chaplet of beads, 1653; of domestic affections, 1827; of flowers, 1590; of olive leaves, 1839; of prayers; of precious stones, 1450; of roses, 1711; of sharp nettles, 1480; of toad’s eggs, 1835; of laurel, 1691; of rue, 1864.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chaplet - flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes coronal, lei, wreath, garland crown - a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory floral arrangement, flower arrangement - a decorative arrangement of flowers bay wreath, laurel wreath, laurel - (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory