|
|
Enron Mail |
chaplet (CHAP-lit) noun
1. A wreath or garland worn on the head. 2. A string of beads. [Middle English chapelet, wreath; from Old French, diminutive of chapel hat, from Medieval Latin cappellus, from Late Latin cappa, cap.] "What was on Hannibal's mind as he drove his elephants over the Alps? Looking good, apparently, because on Hannibal's head was a wig, which he wore into battle to cover his lack of locks. Julius Caesar used his chaplet for the same purpose, the comb-over having not yet been discovered." Jack Reed, Men Want to Look Good, Too, St. Petersburg Times (Florida), Jan 28, 2001. This week's theme: words for odds and ends. ............................................................................ Much Madness is divinest Sense / To a discerning Eye / Much Sense--the starkest Madness. -Emily Dickinson, poet (1830-1886) Subscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Unsubscribe: http://wordsmith.org/awad/unsubscribe.html Change address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/address-change.html Gift subscription: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/chaplet.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/chaplet.ram
|