chaplet

[ chap-lit ]

/ ˈtʃæp lɪt /

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noun

a wreath or garland for the head.

a string of beads.

Roman Catholic Church.

a string of beads, one-third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers.
the prayers recited over this.

Architecture. a small molding carved to resemble a string of beads; astragal.

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.

Origin of chaplet

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

OTHER WORDS FROM chaplet

chap·let·ed, adjectiveun·chap·let·ed, adjective

Words nearby chaplet

chapess, chapfallen, chap hop, chapiter, chaplain, chaplet, Chaplin, Chaplin, Charlie, Chaplinesque, chapman, Chapman Stick

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Example sentences from the Web for chaplet

I have had to pledge the last pearl of the chaplet, but I knew that Meg would redeem it.'
Stray Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge
What had become of her jewels, her bracelets of diamonds, her chaplet of pearls?
The Spanish Cavalier|Charlotte Maria Tucker
His head is encircled with a chaplet of living serpents, that, entwined among his hair, keep up a constant hissing.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid
Those who wore the chaplet of twigs upon the head were obliged to abstain from meat for four days.
Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians|Samuel Alfred Barrett

There she found five flowrets, of which she made a chaplet covered with roses.
Women of Medival France|Pierce Butler

British Dictionary definitions for chaplet

chaplet

/ (ˈtʃæplɪt) /

noun

an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head

a string of beads or something similar

RC Church

a string of prayer beads constituting one third of the rosary
the prayers counted on this string

a narrow convex moulding in the form of a string of beads; astragal

a metal support for the core in a casting mould, esp for the core of a cylindrical pipe

Derived forms of chaplet

chapleted, adjective

Word Origin for chaplet

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

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单词	chaplet
释义	chaplet [ chap-lit ] / ˈtʃæp lɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chaplet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a wreath or garland for the head. a string of beads. Roman Catholic Church. a string of beads, one-third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers. the prayers recited over this. Architecture. a small molding carved to resemble a string of beads; astragal. 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. Origin of chaplet 1325–75; Middle English chapelet wreath <Old French. See chapeau, -et OTHER WORDS FROM chaplet chap·let·ed, adjectiveun·chap·let·ed, adjective Words nearby chaplet chapess, chapfallen, chap hop, chapiter, chaplain, chaplet, Chaplin, Chaplin, Charlie, Chaplinesque, chapman, Chapman Stick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chaplet I have had to pledge the last pearl of the chaplet, but I knew that Meg would redeem it.' Stray Pearls\|Charlotte M. Yonge What had become of her jewels, her bracelets of diamonds, her chaplet of pearls? The Spanish Cavalier\|Charlotte Maria Tucker His head is encircled with a chaplet of living serpents, that, entwined among his hair, keep up a constant hissing. The Tiger Hunter\|Mayne Reid Those who wore the chaplet of twigs upon the head were obliged to abstain from meat for four days. Ceremonies of the Pomo Indians\|Samuel Alfred Barrett There she found five flowrets, of which she made a chaplet covered with roses. Women of Medival France\|Pierce Butler British Dictionary definitions for chaplet chaplet / (ˈtʃæplɪt) / noun an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head a string of beads or something similar RC Church a string of prayer beads constituting one third of the rosary the prayers counted on this string a narrow convex moulding in the form of a string of beads; astragal a metal support for the core in a casting mould, esp for the core of a cylindrical pipe Derived forms of chaplet chapleted, adjective Word Origin for chaplet C14: from Old French chapelet garland of roses, from chapel hat; see chapeau 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 Words related to chaplet rosary, diadem, garland, band, crown, ornament, fillet, bead, coronet, necklace, circle
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chaplet

noun

Origin of chaplet

OTHER WORDS FROM chaplet

Words nearby chaplet

Example sentences from the Web for chaplet

British Dictionary definitions for chaplet

noun

Derived forms of chaplet

Word Origin for chaplet

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