n. A wreath, as of natural flowers, worn on the head, especially as a mark of festivity or distinction.n. In the middle ages, a circlet of gold or other precious material, more or less ornamented, worn by both men and women.n. In heraldry, any garland or wreath, whether of leaves alone, as of laurel or oak, or of flowers.n. Any head-dress; a hood or cap.n. A string of beads used by Roman Catholics in counting their prayers; a rosary, but strictly only a third of the beads of a rosary.n. Anything resembling in form a string of beads.n. Same as chapel-de-fer, .n. In architecture, a small round molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, or some similar design.n. The tuft or crest of feathers on a fowl's head.n. In oyster-culture, a row of shells or other objects suspended on wire to collect the spat.n. Same as chapelet in any of its senses.To crown or adorn with a chaplet.n. A small chapel or shrine.n. In foundry-work, a sheet-metal form used in adjusting the core in a mold and fused into the casting when the metal flows into the mold.