maidens wove a chaplet of flowers round the champion's head
Recent Examples on the WebDon’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
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English chapelet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of chapel hat, garland, from Medieval Latin cappellus head covering, from Late Latin cappa
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