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A chaplet is a headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring. [1] It is typically worn on festive occasions and on holy days. In ancient times a chaplet also served as a crown representing victory or authority .
A wreath worn for purpose of attire (in English, a "chaplet"; [1] Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéfanos, Latin: corona), [2] is a headdress or headband made of leaves, grasses, flowers or branches. It is typically worn on celebrations, festive occasions and holy days, having a long history and association with ancient pageants ...
A laurel wreath decorating a memorial at the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark.. A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen.
A corolla, simulating a chaplet of mistletoe, as worn by a grand druid of the Breton Gorsedd. A corolla is an ancient headdress in the form of a small circlet or crown. [1] Usually it has ceremonial significance and represents victory or authority.
Chaplet may refer to: Chaplet (headgear), a wreath or garland for the head; Chaplet (prayer), a string of prayer beads and the associated prayer; Chaplet (metallurgy), a metal form to hold a core in place
Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, decoration, or for religious or cultural reasons, including social conventions. This is a list of headgear, both modern and historical.
Chaperon is a diminutive of chape, which derives, like the English cap, cape and cope, from the Late Latin cappa, which already could mean cap, cape or hood ().. The tail of the hood, often quite long, was called the tippit [2] or liripipe in English, and liripipe or cornette in French.
The wreath may be part of a tradition dating back to East Slavic customs that predate the Christianization of Kievan Rus'. [1] The flower wreath remains a part of the Ukrainian national attire, and is worn on festive occasions and on holy days, and since the 2014 Ukrainian revolution increasingly in daily life as part of a wider cultural revival.