CHAPLET


Meaning of CHAPLET in English

n. 1 a garland or circlet for the head. 2 a string of 55 beads (one-third of the rosary number) for counting prayers, or as a necklace. 3 a bead-moulding. chapleted adj.

[ ME f. OF chapelet, ult. f. LL cappa CAP ]

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