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chaplet
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chap
-lit
]
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chap·let
/
ˈtʃæp
lɪt
/
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[
chap
-lit
]
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noun
1.
a wreath or garland for the head.
2.
a string of beads.
3.
Roman Catholic Church
.
a.
a string of beads, one-third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers.
b.
the prayers recited over this.
4.
Architecture
.
a small molding carved to resemble a string of beads; astragal.
5.
Metallurgy
.
an
object
for separating the core of a mold from a wall, composed of the same metal as the casting and forming an integral part of it.
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Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
chapelet
wreath <
Old French.
See
chapeau
,
-et
Related forms
chap·let·ed,
adjective
un·chap·let·ed,
adjective
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
chaplet
(ˈtʃæplɪt)
—
n
1.
an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head
2.
a string of beads or something similar
3.
RC Church
a. a string of prayer beads constituting one third of the rosary
b. the prayers counted on this string
4.
a narrow convex moulding in the form of a string of beads; astragal
5.
a metal support for the core in a casting mould, esp for the core of a cylindrical pipe
[C14: from Old French
chapelet
garland of roses, from
chapel
hat; see
chapeau
]
'chapleted
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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chaplet
late 14c., from O.Fr. chapelet (O.N.Fr. capelet), dim. of chape, chapeau "headdress, hood, hat" (see
chapeau
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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