English

Noun

chapelet ‎(plural chapelets)

1. 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.
2. A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.

French

Etymology

From Old French chapel ‎(“hat”) + -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaplɛ/

Noun

chapelet m ‎(plural chapelets)

1. (obsolete) wreath (of flowers)
2. rosary, beads
3. (figuratively) string, hatful (of objects, ideas etc.)

Old French

Etymology

chapel +‎ -et

Noun

chapelet m ‎(oblique plural chapelez or chapeletz, nominative singular chapelez or chapeletz, nominative plural chapelet)

1. small hat