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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads. [ 1913 Webster ] Her chaplet of beads and her missal. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Man.) A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] | 