About The Word Chaplet
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Chaplet
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What's The Definition Of Chaplet?
[n] flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chaplet: coronal | garland | lei | wreath Related Terms | Find terms related to Chaplet: See Also | bay wreath | crown | flower arrangement | laurel wreath | laurels Chaplet In Webster's Dictionary \Chap"let\, n. [F. chapelet, dim. of OF. chapel hat,
garland, dim. fr. LL. cappa. See {Cap}, and cf. {Chapelet},
{Chapeau}.]
1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head.
2. A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman
Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads.
Her chaplet of beads and her missal. --Longfellow.
3. (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls,
olives, etc.
4. (Man.) A chapelet. See {Chapelet}, 1.
5. (Founding) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin
plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the
mold.
6. A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. --Johnson.
\Chap"let\, n. A small chapel or shrine. \Chap"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chapleted}.] To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. --R. Browning. |
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