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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Chāp'let, n.

noun

n. [Fr. chapelet, dim. of O. Fr. chapel, garland. See CHAPEAU and CHAPEL.]

  1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head.
  2. A string of beads used by the Roman Catholics in counting their prayers. “Her chaplet of beads and her missal.” Longfellow.
  3. (Arch.) A little molding, carved into round beads, pearls, olives, or the like.
  4. (Man.) A chapelet. See CHAPELET.
  5. A tuft of feathers on a peacock’s head. Johnson.
  6. A small chapel or shrine. Hammond.