chaplet

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæplət/, /ˈt͡ʃæplɪt/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet. ==== Noun ==== chaplet (plural chaplets) A garland or circlet for the head. A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring. (archaic) A string (of beads), especially when making up five decades of the rosary. (Catholicism) A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads. (specifically) The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the most well-known chaplet in the Catholic Church. (botany) A series of spores or other objects arranged like beads on a string. A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding. A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould. A metal support for a cylindrical pipe. Alternative form of chapelet. ===== Derived terms ===== chapleted ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== chaplet (plural chaplets) A small chapel or shrine. === Anagrams === Pelchat, placeth