collarette

/ (ˌkɒləˈrɛt) /

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noun

a woman's fur or lace collar

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Words nearby collarette

collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collar rot, collat., collate, collated, collateral

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How to use collarette in a sentence

In these brasses we find that the camail has become the Standard of Mail, or collarette, worn under the gorget of plate.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
And big tears trickled down her cheeks as far as the frilling of her collarette.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
I did not see very much because I held a collarette up to my face to protect it from the hot air, which was unutterably awful.
Chicago's Awful Theater Horror|Various
The music from the robins in the orchard filled my ears; soft winds stirred the lace on Sir William's cuffs and collarette.
Cardigan|Robert W. Chambers

A fur collarette of hareskin, dyed gray and lined—really a very decent-looking article—was sold for 1s.
The Alien Invasion|William Henry Wilkins