English Explanatory Dictionary

chapelet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

chapelet chapelets chaplet

Etymology

From French chapelet. Doublet of chaplet.

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