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chaplet

 
Dictionary: chap·let   (chăp'lĭt) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A wreath or garland for the head.
  2. Roman Catholic Church.
    1. A rosary having beads for five decades of Hail Marys.
    2. The prayers counted on such a rosary.
  3. A string of beads.
  4. Architecture. A small molding carved to resemble a string of beads.

[Middle English chapelet, from Old French, diminutive of chapel, hat, wreath. See chapeau.]

chapleted chap'let·ed adj.
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Architecture: chaplet
 

An astragal or bead molding, sometimes enriched with carved foliage.


 
WordNet: chaplet
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
  Synonyms: wreath, garland, coronal, lei


 
Translations: Chaplet
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krans, rosenkrans, kernestiver, perlestaf

Nederlands (Dutch)
krans, rozenhoedje

Français (French)
n. - couronne de fleurs, (Relig, Archit) chapelet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kranz, (Eccl.) Rosenkranz, Perlenkette

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γιρλάντα, στεφάνι, (θρησκ.) (μικρό) κομποσκοίνι ή ροζάριο

Italiano (Italian)
ghirlanda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grinalda (f)

Русский (Russian)
венок, четки

Español (Spanish)
n. - corona de flores, collar, rosario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - huvudkrans, radband, halsband

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
花冠, 项圈, 念珠

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 花冠, 項圈, 念珠

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 화관, 묵주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 花の冠, 首飾り, 小数珠

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسبحه, أكليل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זר, מחרוזת-תפילה, מחרוזת‬


 
 
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