Rosary /(?)/

pl. Rosaries

1. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow.
2. A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by which the prayers are counted. (R.C.Ch.)

   His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his prayers.

3. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.

   Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet of good works to present to God at night.

4. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.