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   Chap·let

   /ˈCHaplət/

   

   noun

   • 1. a garland or wreath for a person's head.
   • 2. a string of 55 beads (one third of the rosary number) for counting prayers, or as a necklace.
   • 3. a metal support for the core of a hollow casting mold.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French chapelet, diminutive of chapel ‘hat’, based on late Latin cappa ‘cap’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chapleted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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