Col"et (?), Col"let[Corrupted fr. acolyte.]
An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.
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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.
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