COLLETS

Noun

collets

plural of collet

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

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

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