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Definition of Chaplet
1. Noun. Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.
Specialized synonyms: Crown, Bay Wreath, Laurel, Laurel Wreath
Generic synonyms: Floral Arrangement, Flower Arrangement
Derivative terms: Garland
Definition of Chaplet
1. n. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head.
2. n. A small chapel or shrine.
3. v. t. To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers.
Definition of Chaplet
1. Noun. A garland or circlet for the head. ¹
2. Noun. A string of beads, especially when making up five decades of the rosary. ¹
3. Noun. A moulding in the form of a string of beads; a bead-moulding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaplet
1. a wreath for the head [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaplet
Literary usage of Chaplet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works: A Handbook Containing Two by Clara Erskine Clement Waters, Laurence Hutton (1879)
"M. Bracquemond had followed his course with great interest, and brought M.
chaplet and his inventions to the notice of the Messrs. ..."
2. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Paly of three sa. and arg. a chaplet of four roses leaved ppr. ... Az. a chaplet
of oak or betw. three mullets arg. within u bordure ..."
3. Literary Emporium (1846)
"FOR me, O world ! no chaplet weave, Thy frowns I fear not, nor believe Thy wanton
... Then not for me thy chaplet weave, For all thy pleasures but deceive. ..."
4. Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian Tales, Hymns, Litanies, Invocations by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"Thou art beautiful each day, O Ra, and may thy mother Nut embrace Osiris . .
.,3 victorious." THE CHAPTER OF THE chaplet OF VICTORY [From Lepsius ..."
5. Foundry Practice: A Treatise on Molding and Casting in Their Various Details by James Murray Tate, Melvin Oscar Stone (1904)
"The head of the chaplet should conform to the shape of the core. If the head is
not shaped the same as the core at the point of bearing, the chaplet may cut ..."
6. Foundry Practice: A Text Book for Molders, Students and Apprentices by Reginald Heber Palmer (1911)
"A chaplet is cut off to this length and the end of the stem left blunt. A large
vent-wire is used to make a hole through the sand at the spot where the ..."
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