collaret

or col·lar·ette

[kol-uh-ret]

noun

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

Origin of collaret

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

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Examples from the Web for collaret

Historical Examples of collaret

I want some to match a collaret of my own; and I cant get it at Perry and John's.
Fanny's First Play
George Bernard Shaw
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
Round his neck was the sieppura, a collaret of bears fur, with the bears mask hanging over his breast.
Through Arctic Lapland
Cutcliffe Hyne
When she came in her angelic face was as white as the collaret which encircled her throat, and the scar was more livid than usual.
The Grey Cloak
Harold MacGrath
The breast is separated from the abdomen by a conspicuous band of black feathers known as the collaret.
Indian Birds
Douglas Dewar