What's the difference between chapelet and chaplet?

Chapelet


Definition:

  • (n.) A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
  • (n.) A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.

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Chaplet


Definition:

  • (n.) A garland or wreath to be worn on the head.
  • (n.) A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads.
  • (n.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc.
  • (n.) A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1.
  • (n.) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold.
  • (n.) A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head.
  • (n.) A small chapel or shrine.
  • (v. t.) To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers.

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