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collet
[ kol-it ]
noun
- a collar or enclosing band.
- the enclosing rim within which a jewel is set.
- a slotted cylindrical clamp inserted tightly into the tapered interior of a sleeve or chuck on a lathe to hold a cylindrical piece of work.
- Horology. the tiny collar that supports the inner terminal of a hairspring.
verb (used with object)
, col·let·ed, col·let·ing.
- to set (a gem or other stone) in a collet.
collet
/ ˈkɒlɪt /
noun
- (in a jewellery setting) a band or coronet-shaped claw that holds an individual stone
- mechanical engineering an externally tapered sleeve made in two or more segments and used to grip a shaft passed through its centre when the sleeve is compressed by being inserted in a tapered hole
- horology a small collar that supports the inner end of the hairspring
verb
- tr jewellery to mount in a collet
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collet1
C16: from Old French: a little collar, from col neckband, neck, from Latin collum neck
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Example Sentences
In place of a stone the ring had a collet inscribed with the words "Jhesus Maria" with three crosses.
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Fig. 123 shows the cylinder removed from the balance collet.
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The motion is steadied by the collet of the funnel f, being embraced by a brass busk.
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On the collet (culasse) 24 other faces are made round a small table, which converts the culasse into a truncated pyramid.
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He immediately hastened to Collet, assembled all the troops he could muster, and put himself on the track of the Camisards.
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