Chaplet (?), n. [F. chapelet, dim. of OF. chapel hat, garland, dim. fr. LL. cappa. See Cap, and cf. Chapelet, Chapeau.] 1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head.
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2. A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads.
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Her chaplet of beads and her missal. Longfellow.
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3. (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc.
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4. (Man.) A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1.
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5. (Founding) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold.
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6. A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. Johnson.
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Chaplet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chapleted.] To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. R. Browning.
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