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Definition of Chaplet
Chap´let | n. | 1. | A garland or wreath to be worn on the head. | | 2. | A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads. | | 3. | (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc. | | 4. | (Man.) A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1. | | 5. | (Founding) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold. | | 6. | A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. | | 1. | A small chapel or shrine. | | v. t. | 1. | To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. |
Related Words
bay wreath, coronal, crown, flower arrangement, garland, laurel wreath, laurels, lei, wreath
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