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 ]
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 ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012