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

She stooped down, and the chaplet fell from her hair, and only one bunch of berries remained.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

On her head was a chaplet woven of clover.

From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer