noun
Meaning 1
A garland or circlet for the head.
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chaplet
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UK, US: /ˈt͡ʃæplət/
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UK, US: /ˈt͡ʃæplɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring.
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noun
Meaning 3
A string (of beads), especially when making up five decades of the rosary.
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Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 4
A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
Examples
- The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary consists of seven sets of Hail Marys.
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noun
Meaning 5
A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the most well-known chaplet in the Catholic Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
Examples
- People often pray the chaplet at 3:00 pm to commemorate Jesus' death.
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noun
Meaning 6
A series of spores or other objects arranged like beads on a string.
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Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding.
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noun
Meaning 8
A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould.
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noun
Meaning 9
A metal support for a cylindrical pipe.
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noun
Meaning 10
Alternative form of chapelet.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 11
A small chapel or shrine.
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noun
Meaning 12
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wreath, garland, coronal, lei
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Broader terms: flower arrangement, floral arrangement
Narrower terms: crown, laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath
History
Etymology
From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: պսակ (psak) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Azerbaijani: əklil — a garland or circlet for the head
- Azerbaijani: çələng — a garland or circlet for the head
- Bulgarian: венче (venče) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Ancient Greek: στέμμα (stémma) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Italian: corona — a garland or circlet for the head
- Italian: ghirlanda — a garland or circlet for the head
- Italian: serto — a garland or circlet for the head
- Latin: corōna — a garland or circlet for the head
- Macedonian: венец (venec) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Māori: tūpare — a garland or circlet for the head
- Māori: pare kawakawa — a garland or circlet for the head
- Persian: بساک (basâk) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Russian: венок (venok) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Telugu: శేఖరము (śēkharamu) — a garland or circlet for the head
- Bulgarian: броеница (broenica) — a string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary
- French: chapelet — a string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary
- Italian: rosario — a string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary
- Polish: różaniec — a string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary
- Portuguese: terço — a string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary
- French: chapelet — set of repetitive prayers
- Italian: corona — set of repetitive prayers
- Portuguese: coroa — set of repetitive prayers
- Italian: modanatura a perline — a molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead-moulding
- Italian: modanatura — a molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead-moulding
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