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collaret

or col·lar·ette

[ kol-uh-ret ]
/ ˌkɒl əˈrɛt /

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

collarbone, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collat., collate, collateral, collateral artery
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Example sentences from the Web for collarette

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for collarette

collarette
/ (ˌkɒləˈrɛt) /

noun

a woman's fur or lace collar
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012