different between stirrup vs chapelet

English

Etymology

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English sti?r?p (“stirrup”), a compound of sti?e ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to st??an (“to climb”)) and r?p (“rope”), equivalent to sty +? rope. Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stiger?p (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st???p/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st??p/, /?st???p/

Noun

stirrup (plural stirrups)

1. (equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
2. (by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
   1. (climbing) A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.

      Synonyms: aider, étrier

3. (anatomy) A stapes.
4. (nautical) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.

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Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

stirrup (not comparable)

1. Referring to women's pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.

Further reading

• stirrup on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• irrupts

English

Etymology

French. See chaplet.

Noun

chapelet (plural chapelets)

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.

French

Etymology

From Old French chapel (“hat”) + -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.pl?/

Noun

chapelet m (plural chapelets)

1. (obsolete) wreath (of flowers)
2. rosary, beads
3. (figuratively) string, hatful (of objects, ideas etc.)

Derived terms

• chapelet thaï

Further reading

• “chapelet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

chapel +? -et

Noun

chapelet m (oblique plural chapelez or chapeletz, nominative singular chapelez or chapeletz, nominative plural chapelet)

1. small hat