Collarette
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɒləˈɹɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Collarette is a noun meaning A small collar, especially as a kind of necklace of lace, fur etc. for women; a ruff.
Meaning
A small collar, especially as a kind of necklace of lace, fur etc. for women; a ruff.
More Meanings
- A small collar of inner petals or leaf-like extensions to the stem.
- A type of dahlia having a small collar of short inner petals.
- The jagged circle in the mid-diameter of the iris, separating the darker shade of the iris from the lighter shade of the iris.
- The rim of loosened keratin surrounding a skin lesion.
- (advertising) An advertising card fitted around the neck of a bottle.
Example Sentences
The Collarette dahlia is a very novel and distinct type.
Men in Sunday suits and orange collarettes swaggered to the music from uniformed flute bands.
The edge of the pupil is soft and seems to dissolve into the collarette rather than stand apart from it.
Work the 2 stitches in looped knitting; the last ten rows make a kind of gore on the lower edge of the collarette.
Word Forms
- collarettes
- collaret
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epidermal, collaret, ruff, ruche, collar, rabato.
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