collarette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small collar, especially as a kind of necklace of lace, fur etc. for women; a ruff
  2. A small collar of inner petals or leaf-like extensions to the stem.
  3. A type of dahlia having a small collar of short inner petals.
  4. The jagged circle in the mid-diameter of the iris, separating the darker shade of the iris from the lighter shade of the iris.
  5. The rim of loosened keratin surrounding a skin lesion.
  6. An advertising card fitted around the neck of a bottle.

Pronunciation

/kɒləˈɹɛt/

Word forms

collarette collarettes collaret

Etymology

From French collerette.

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