chaplet.

1. A small wreath or garland worn on the head or used as an ornament.

2. A set of devotional prayers, or the beads used to count them.

3. A molding formed as a series of small rounded beads.

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Words that belong together

• laurel chaplet
• floral chaplet

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A laurel chaplet lay beside the cracked ceremonial mask.

She placed the floral chaplet on the empty chair.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular chaplet; plural chaplets. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.