chaplet

American  

[chap-lit] / ˈtʃæp lɪt /

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.

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chaplet British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• chapleted adjective
• unchapleted adjective

Etymology

Origin of chaplet

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

Example Sentences

She wore a pearl chaplet, a red bhakku over a white silk gown, and high-heeled shoes for the occasion.

From Time Magazine Archive

A five-year-old girl, Gudrun Diem, dressed in a light blue frock and wearing a flower chaplet in her hair, stepped forward, said, “Heil, mein Fuhrer!” and presented him with a small, delicate bouquet of flowers.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

"I will go when you will," she said, preparing to withdraw, with a whimsical attempt to don a martyr's chaplet.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

The golden circlet of enormous weight He wears with brow serene and smiling air, As though a myrtle chaplet graced his temples.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret

The ninety-nine names or attributes of God are then recited, while the sheik counts the ninety-nine beads of his chaplet.

From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Millingen, Julius R. Van