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