COLLETED
COLLET
Col"et, Col"letEtym: [Corrupted fr. acolyte.]
Definition: An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.
Col"let, n. Etym: [F. collet, dim. fr. L. collum neck. See Collar.]
1. A small collar or neckband. Foxe.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition