collet

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪt/ Rhymes: -ɒlɪt Hyphenation: col‧let === Etymology 1 === From Middle French collet. Doublet of collar. ==== Noun ==== collet (plural collets) A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. (jewelry) The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. Synonym: bezel (horticulture) In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== collet (plural collets) Alternative form of colet (“lower servant in a church”). === Further reading === collet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuˈʎe̞t] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koˈʎət] IPA(key): (Central) [kuˈʎɛt] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈʎet] === Etymology 1 === From coll (“hill”) +‎ -et. ==== Noun ==== collet m (plural collets) (chiefly in toponyms) small hill Synonym: pujol === Etymology 2 === From coll (“neck”) +‎ -et. ==== Noun ==== collet m (plural collets) diminutive of coll (“neck”) the collar of a garment (especially a detachable one) === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “collet”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “collet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French collet. By surface analysis, col +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.lɛ/ === Noun === collet m (plural collets) (obsolete) collar snare, noose (short) cape (dentistry) neck (of tooth) (botany) neck ==== Derived terms ==== colletin collet monté ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: colete === Further reading === “collet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin collum (“neck”) (modern co) +‎ -et. === Noun === collet m (plural collets) (Jersey) collar (Jersey) oarweed (Laminaria digitata, Laminaria saccharina)