What is another word for chaplet?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈaplət] (IPA)

Chaplet is a word that refers to a wreath or garland worn on the head as a decoration or honor. Some synonyms for chaplet include crown, wreath, headband, diadem, circlet, garland, and laurel. These words are often used interchangeably and have similar meanings. The origin of chaplet dates back to ancient Greece, where it was commonly worn by athletes and winners of contests as a symbol of victory. In modern times, chaplets are often associated with religious and cultural traditions, such as the Catholic rosary or Hindu mala beads. Regardless of its context, a chaplet can represent achievement, celebration, and honor.

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Usage examples for Chaplet

A tall lithe savage, bearing upon his arms and ankles the ivory bracelets of the royal house and the elephant hair chaplet of the warrior, advanced leisurely towards him from the banana plantation.
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
Fearful of precipitating myself into the pit beneath, if I made the least effort, and half wild with terror and amazement, I stared about like a maniac, while a beautiful young woman tripped along the edge of the box, supported by her companion's hand, and placed lightly upon my brow a chaplet of roses and laurel.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
It has been a beautiful summer here too; and now, sad to say, it is counting the last beads of its chaplet of hot days out-the hot days which are really the absolutely friendly ones to man-you wish they would get cooler when you have them, and when they are departed, you wish you could have their exquisite gentleness again.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James

Famous quotes with Chaplet

  • "Eh, gentlemen, let us reckon upon accidents! Life is a chaplet of little miseries which the philosopher counts with a smile. Be philosophers, as I am, gentlemen; sit down at the table and let us drink. Nothing makes the future look so bright as surveying it through a glass of chambertin."
    Alexandre Dumas

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