collarette
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She nodded seriously over her serviceable, unworldly brown collarette.
From Missy by Gatlin, Dana
He did not see, just then, the hollow beneath her chin, the two lines of sinew that, bounding a depression, disappeared beneath her collarette.
From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Bennett, Arnold
Bring the third row of web down in front to form the tabs; then up to the back of collarette and finish the back, bringing the last row down in front into the tabs.
From Spool Knitting by McCormack, Mary A.
They dined by the latticed window; two candles lighted them; old Anne served them—old Anne of Fäouette in her wide white coiffe and collarette, her velvet bodice and her chaussons broidered with the rose.
From Barbarians by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Round the neck was a lace collarette to match the furniture of the wrists, and the broad ends of the collarette were crossed on the bosom and held by a large jet brooch.
From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold
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