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Chapel Hill
chapel of rest
chaperon
chaperonin
chapfallen
chapiter
chaplain
chaplet
chapman
chappal
chappie
chaprasi
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chaplet

chap·let [ chápplət ] (plural chap·lets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wreath worn on head: a decorative circle of beads or flowers worn on the head

2. christianity Roman Catholic prayer beads: a string of beads used by Roman Catholics for counting prayers. A chaplet has 55 beads, one third of the number on a rosary.

3. architecture beaded molding: a small molding resembling a string of beads

[14th century. < French chapelet< late Latin cappa (see cap)]

chap·let·ed adjective
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