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n. [ F. collet, dim. fr. L. collum neck. See Collar. ] 1. A small collar or neckband. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

How full the collet with his jewel is! Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the colleterium of insects. R. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Colletic. ] (Zool.) An organ of female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. colleticus suitable for gluing, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to glue, ko`lla glue. ] Agglutinant. -- n. An agglutinant. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Décolleté. ] (Costume) 1. The upper border or part of a low-cut (i.e., décolleté) dress. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. The exposed upper parts of the breasts of a woman wearing a low-cut dress; as, transfixed by her stunning decolletage. [ PJC ]

‖a. [ F., p. p. of décolleter to bare the neck and shoulders; dé- + collet collar, fr. L. collum neck. ] 1. Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered; cut low in the neck, or low-necked, as a dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wearing a décolleté gown. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]