The Meaning of collet

• (n.) A small collar or neckband.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set.
• (n.) The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant.
• () An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.

Synonyms

ferrule , collet chuck

Rhymes

follett , gallate , mollet , smollett , swallet , tollett , wallet