Thesaurus: collet

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1. An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.
2. n. A small collar or neckband.
3. 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.
4. n. The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set.
5. n. The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant.
6. n. a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting
7. n. a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe
8. n. a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting
9. An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte. 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.
10. 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.
11. n:100 n. a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe n. a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting