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.

Derivatives:

chapleted adj.

Etymology: ME f. OF chapelet, ult. f. LL cappa CAP

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.