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 ninety-nine names or attributes of God are then recited, while the sheik counts the ninety-nine beads of his chaplet.

From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Millingen, Julius R. Van

The king wore a black velvet jerkin, and a cap of crimson velvet, ornamented with a chaplet of pearls.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various

On her head was a chaplet woven of clover.

From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer