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collet [käl·ət] (design engineering) A split, coned sleeve to hold small, circular tools or work in the nose of a lathe or other type of machine. (engineering) The glass neck remaining on a bottle after it is taken off the glass-blowing iron. Pieces of glass, ordinarily discarded, that are added to a batch of glass. Also spelled cullet. (horology) A small, friction-tight collar on a balance staff which holds the inner end of a balance spring. (lapidary) The small, horizontal face at the bottom of a brilliant-cut gemstone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Now the shepherds met together, according to custom, that they might send their monthly report about the flocks to the king; into their assembly he came having the ring on his finger, and as he was sitting among them he chanced to turn the collet of the ring inside his hand, when instantly he became invisible to the rest of the company and they began to speak of him as if he were no longer present. Without a word Aramis then raised his hand to the eyes of the commander and showed him the collet of a ring he wore on the ring-finger of his left hand. |
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