collaret

American

[kol-uh-ret] / ˌkɒl əˈrɛt /

Or collarette

noun

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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Wearing new boots, his best sailor suit and collaret, they caught the train to Brecon before they both set off on a four-mile walk to the farm set in a deep valley below the highest summit in south Wales, Pen-y-Fan.

From BBC

Jane dropped the fur collaret in her confusion.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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