chaplet
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- noun
- /ˈʧæplɪt/
- Archaic
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- Rodin wished his sculpture to be read like a six-act play, a succession of movements and emotion, in a composition like a chaplet, a living rosary.
Examples
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Since this mess broke, I have offered many rosaries and Divine Mercy chaplets for Fr. Groeschel and his community, as I am sure many others have done as well.
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The bride wore a beautiful chaplet made of fresh flowers on her wedding day.
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Duration is a chaplet of instants.
Academic text (1995) -
I also recited the Divine Mercy Chaplet twice for an end to abortion and then for the people who may be inside.
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There, Kroger put a controller on Wilson's head, like an aluminum chaplet.
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Furthermore, adding a brooch or pin to your scarves, or cutting a chaplet will achieve the accomplished attending more than flattering.
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Hoary-headed frosts far in the fresh lap of the crimson Rose, and on old hiems' thin and icy crown an odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds is, as in mockery, set:
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At the festival, children danced while wearing colorful chaplets adorned with leaves and blossoms.
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During the ceremony, she received a chaplet as a mark of honor for her achievements.
Synonyms
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3.0
A circular decorative object worn on the head as a sign of power or victory
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3.1
A ring of flowers or leaves that people place as a decoration at ceremonies and funerals
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4.2
A band of flowers or leaves used as a decoration
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A circle of leaves worn on the head to show victory or honor
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A circular band of laurel leaves worn on the head to show victory or honor
A ring of flowers or leaves worn on the head
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Chaplet comes from an old French word chapelet, from Latin cappa meaning 'cape' or 'hood', so it originally meant a 'little cap'. Think of a chaplet as a small wreath that 'sits like a cap' on the head, which is why chaplet now means a garland or wreath worn for decoration or honor.