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chaplet

[ chap-lit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a wreath or garland for the head.
a string of beads.
Roman Catholic Church.
1. a string of beads, one-third of the length of a rosary, for counting prayers.
2. the prayers recited over this.
Architecture. a small molding carved to resemble a string of beads; astragal.
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.

chaplet

/ ˈtʃæplɪt /

an ornamental wreath of flowers, beads, etc, worn on the head
a string of beads or something similar
RC Church
1. a string of prayer beads constituting one third of the rosary
2. the prayers counted on this string
a narrow convex moulding in the form of a string of beads; astragal
a metal support for the core in a casting mould, esp for the core of a cylindrical pipe

Origin of chaplet¹

1325–75; Middle English chapelet wreath < Old French. See chapeau, -et

Origin of chaplet¹

C14: from Old French chapelet garland of roses, from chapel hat; see chapeau

“Chaplet”—a wreath or garland signed for by him in his ambitious hopes—expresses his birth-date by Con.

Here it seems to mean a gold-embroidered band, worn as a chaplet.

And so she twines together the white flowers, the yellow flowers, and the red flowers, into a chaplet.

You have found out already that you are only looking at a chaplet of cameos, with just enough of story to string them together.

In the meantime the Princess Periezade, several times a day after her brother's departure, counted her chaplet.

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