See Also: chaplet(dictionary)

chaplet (iou)



chaplet noun. LME
[Old & mod. French chapelet dim. of chapel (mod. chapeau hat) from Proto-Romance dim. of cappa CAPE noun2: see -LET.]
A wreath of flowers, leaves, gold, gems, etc., for the head; a coronal. LME.
b. Heraldry. A charge representing a garland of leaves with four flowers at equal distances. L17.
Architecture. A bead-moulding. E17.
a. A string of beads for counting prayers, of five decades. M17.
b. A necklace. M19.
Founding. A metal support of the core of a hollow moulding, as a cylindrical pipe. L19.