collet noun¹ & verb. ['kɒlɪt] LME.
[Old & mod. French, dim. of col from Latin collum neck: see -ET¹.]
A. noun.
1. a. A piece of armour for the neck. Scot. LME-E17.
b. The neckband of a garment; a necklet. M16-M17.

2. A circular metal ring on a spindle or lining in a hole; Engineering a slit sleeve with an external taper which tightens when pushed into an internally tapered socket in a lathe mandrel etc. E16.

3. A metal flange or setting for a precious stone. E16.

4. Glass-making. The portion of glass left on the end of a blowing-iron after the removal of the finished article. See also CULLET. M17-L18.
b. verb trans. Set in or provide with a collet. E17.

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