chaplet

noun

chap·​let ˈchap-lət 

1

: a wreath to be worn on the head

2

a

: a string of beads

b

: a part of a rosary comprising five decades

3

: a small molding carved with small decorative forms

chapleted

ˈchap-lə-təd 

adjective

Illustration of chaplet

• chaplet 1

Synonyms

• coronal
• coronel
• coronet
• crown
• diadem

Example Sentences

maidens wove a chaplet of flowers round the champion's head

Recent Examples on the Web

Don’t loiter here or come back later, Or the god’s staff and chaplet won’t protect you. —Sarah Ruden, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Middle English chapelet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of chapel hat, garland, from Medieval Latin cappellus head covering, from Late Latin cappa

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1