chapeler

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chapeler

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From chapel + -er.

noun chapelers · chapeller

A member of a religious sect in the 18th and 19th centuries that questioned the legitimacy of the priesthood. There was but little discord between church and chapel, except at treat-times, and on kindred occasions of exceptional excitement; and every Sunday evening church dames, duly equipped with Rippon’s Selection, an unopened pocket-handkerchief, and a sprig of boy’s love, might be seen marching, like an
A maker of caps. A marked feature of the old trades of London was the minute subdivisions which took place among them: thus there were hatters, cappers, chapelers (makers of caps) and hurers.

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@misc{chapeler_2026,
  title = {chapeler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chapeler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}