transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchap-lət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English chapelet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of chapel hat, garland, from Medieval Latin cappellus head covering, from Late Latin cappa
Date: 14th century
1. : a wreath to be worn on the head
2.
a. : a string of beads
b. : a part of a rosary comprising five decades
3. : a small molding carved with small decorative forms
• chap·let·ed -lə-təd adjective
[
chaplet 1
]