n. [ F. collet, dim. fr. L. collum neck. See Collar. ] 1. A small collar or neckband. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
How full the collet with his jewel is! Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ F., p. p. of décolleter to bare the neck and shoulders; dé- + collet collar, fr. L. collum neck. ] 1. Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered; cut low in the neck, or low-necked, as a dress. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Wearing a décolleté gown. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ F. récollet, fr. L. recollectus, p. p. of recolligere to gather again, to gather up; NL., to collect one's self, esp. for religious contemplation. ] (Eccl.) Same as Recollect, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
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