Collet \Col"let\, n. [F. collet, dim. fr. L. collum neck. See
Collar.]
1. A small collar or neckband. --Foxe.
2. (Mech.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an
arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a
small socket on a stem, for holding a drill.
3. (Jewelry)
(a) The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the
stone is set.
(b) The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust.
of Brilliant.
How full the collet with his jewel is! --Cowley.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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