Found 2 items, similar to Chaplet.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chaplet chaplet n : flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath, garland, coronal, lei]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chaplet Chaplet \Chap"let\, n. [F. chapelet, dim. of OF. chapel hat, garland, dim. fr. LL. cappa. See Cap, and cf. Chapelet, Chapeau.] 1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head. [1913 Webster] 2. A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads. [1913 Webster] Her chaplet of beads and her missal. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. (Man.) A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1. [1913 Webster] 5. (Founding) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold. [1913 Webster] 6. A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Chaplet \Chap"let\, n. A small chapel or shrine. [1913 Webster] Chaplet \Chap"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chapleted.] To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]