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collaret

American  
[kol-uh-ret] / ˌkɒl əˈrɛt /
Or collarette

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of collaret

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

Example Sentences

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

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

Jane took off her mink-fur collaret, which was sadly worn.

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)

Veronique was expecting him, dressed in her blue silk gown and muslin guimpe, over which fell a collaret made of lawn with a deep hem.

From The Village Rector by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

Sometimes the collaret is interrupted in the middle.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

“Thank you,” said Jane, as she received the collaret.

From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)

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