Collet
An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.
A small collar or neckband.
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.
The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set.
The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant.
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Collet Translations
collet in German is Klemmbuchsen
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