01 n. A small collar or neckband.
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A small collar or neckband.
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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.(Mech.)
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The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set.(Jewelry)“How full the collet with his jewel is!” — Cowley.