3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Colet \Col"et\, Collet \Col"let\ [Corrupted fr acolyte.]
An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See {Acolyte}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Collet \Col"let\, n. [F. collet, dim. fr L. collum neck. See
{Collar}.]
1. A small collar or neckband. --Foxe.
2. (Mech.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an
arbor; as the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a
small socket on a stem, for holding a drill.
3. (Jewelry)
a The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the
stone is set
b The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust.
of {Brilliant}.
How full the collet with his jewel is! --Cowley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
collet
n 1: a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent
splitting [syn: {ferrule}]
2: a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a
lathe [syn: {collet chuck}]
3: a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a
jewellery setting
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