/
ˈtʃaplɪt/
n.
- a circlet for a person's head.
- a string of 55 beads (one third of the rosary number) for counting prayers.
- a metal support for the core of a hollow casting mould.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. chapelet, dimin. of chapel ‘hat’, based on late L. cappa ‘cap’.
