Word Meaning

Meaning of 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.