collaret

or col·lar·ette

[ kol-uh-ret ]

/ ˌkɒl əˈrɛt /

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noun

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

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Origin of collaret

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

Words nearby collaret

coll' arco, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collar rot, collat., collate, collated

How to use collaret in a sentence

The breast is separated from the abdomen by a conspicuous band of black feathers known as the collaret.
Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
This species is distinguishable from Emeria in that it has a complete collaret.
Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
Round his neck was the sieppura, a collaret of bears fur, with the bears mask hanging over his breast.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne
The lower plumage is white save for a blue collaret, which is interrupted in the middle.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar

The breast is, in its turn, separated from the greyish abdomen by a broad black band, which ornithologists term a collaret.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar