# chaplet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæplət/

## Definitions
1. A garland or circlet for the head.
2. A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring.
3. A string (of beads), especially when making up five decades of the rosary.
4. A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
5. A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
6. A series of spores or other objects arranged like beads on a string.
7. A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding.
8. A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould.
9. A metal support for a cylindrical pipe.
10. Alternative form of chapelet.

## Etymology
From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chaplet