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Pronunciation : Chap"let
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. chapelet, dim. of OF. chapel hat, garland, dim. fr. LL. cappa. See Cap, and cf. Chapelet, Chapeau.]
Definition : 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. Her chaplet of beads and her missal. Longfellow.

3. (Arch.)

Defn: A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc.

4. (Man.)

Defn: A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1.

5. (Founding)

Defn: 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. Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Chap"let
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A small chapel or shrine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Chap"let
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. R. Browning.

t. [imp. & p. p. Chapleted.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913