chaplet
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She wore a pearl chaplet, a red bhakku over a white silk gown, and high-heeled shoes for the occasion.
From Time Magazine Archive
A five-year-old girl, Gudrun Diem, dressed in a light blue frock and wearing a flower chaplet in her hair, stepped forward, said, “Heil, mein Fuhrer!” and presented him with a small, delicate bouquet of flowers.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
The use of a chaplet of beads, as a memento of the number of prayers recited, is of Eastern origin, and dates from the time of the Egyptian Anchorites.
From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.
A chaplet then of Herbs I'll make Than which though yours be braver, Yet this of mine I'll undertake Shall not be short in savour.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse
Dominick invented a novel arrangement of the chaplet, and dedicated it to the honor and glory of the Blessed Virgin, for whom he entertained a most especial veneration.
From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.
