collaret

or col·lar·ette

[ kol-uh-ret ]

noun

1. a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.

Word History and Origins

Origin of collaret¹

1680–90; collar + -et, modeled on French collerette

Example Sentences

The breast is separated from the abdomen by a conspicuous band of black feathers known as the collaret.

From Project Gutenberg

This species is distinguishable from Emeria in that it has a complete collaret.

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Round his neck was the sieppura, a collaret of bears fur, with the bears mask hanging over his breast.

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The lower plumage is white save for a blue collaret, which is interrupted in the middle.

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The breast is, in its turn, separated from the greyish abdomen by a broad black band, which ornithologists term a collaret.

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