COLLET, noun 1. Among jewelers, the horizontal face or plane at the bottom of brilliants; or the part of a ring in which the stone is set. 2. In glass-making, that part of glass vessels which sticks to the iron instrument used in taking the substance from the melting-pot. 3. Anciently, a band or collar. 4. A term used by turners.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI