COLLETS
Noun
collets
plural of collet
Source: Wiktionary
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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