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

At parties the head-dress of the guests was bound with a chaplet of flowers, and ointment was put upon the top of the wig, as if it had really been the hair of the head.”

From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William

Has he not gone with the chaplet on his brow, the ring upon his finger, the perfume of the incense yet clinging to his hair, the wine of Christ yet fresh upon his lips?

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford