[ 'tʃaplɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a circlet for a person's head.
2》 a string of 55 beads (one third of the rosary number) for counting prayers.
3》 a metal support for the core of a hollow casting mould.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. chapelet , dimin. of chapel 'hat', based on late L. cappa 'cap'.