COLLET
- collar or enclosing band
- the enclosing rim within which a jewel is set
- slotted cylindrical clamp inserted tightly into the tapered interior of a sleeve or chuck on a lathe to hold a cylindrical piece of work
- to set (a gem or other stone) in a collet
- to set a gem in a rim or ring [v COLLETED, COLLETING, COLLETS]
- to set a stone in a ring [v -ED, -ING, -S]