noun
- a wreath or garland worn on the head
- a string of beads used for counting prayers, especially a rosary
Usage: religious
Examples
- The bride wore a delicate chaplet of white roses in her hair.
- Ancient Greek athletes were crowned with chaplets of olive leaves.
- She fingered her chaplet while reciting her evening prayers.
- The statue depicted the saint holding a wooden chaplet.
- Flower chaplets adorned the heads of the festival dancers.
- His grandmother’s pearl chaplet had been passed down for generations.