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| chaplet [ chápplət ] (plural chaplets) |
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1. wreath worn on head: a decorative circle of beads or flowers worn on the head
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2. christianity Roman Catholic prayer beads: a string of beads used by Roman Catholics for counting prayers. A chaplet has 55 beads, one third of the number on a rosary.
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3. architecture beaded moulding: a small moulding resembling a string of beads
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| [14th century. < French chapelet< late Latin cappa (see cap1)] |
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  chapleted adjective |
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