collet
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
collet /ˈkɒlɪt/
▶noun
- 1 a segmented band put round a shaft and tightened so as to grip it.
- 2 a small collar in a clock to which the inner end of a balance spring is attached.
- 3 a flange or socket for setting a gem in jewellery.
– origin ME: from OFr., dimin. of col ‘neck’, from L. collum.
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