Collet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colet \Col"et\, Collet \Col"let\ [Corrupted fr. acolyte.]
     An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See {Acolyte}.
     [1913 Webster] Coletit

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Collet \Col"let\, n. [F. collet, dim. fr. L. collum neck. See
     {Collar}.]
     1. A small collar or neckband. --Foxe.
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     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.
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     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}.
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                  How full the collet with his jewel is! --Cowley.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  collet
       n 1: a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent
            splitting [syn: {ferrule}]
       2: a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a
          lathe [syn: {collet chuck}]
       3: a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a
          jewellery setting