(1):
(n.) A small collar or neckband.
(2):
(n.) The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust. of Brilliant.
(3):
(n.) The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the stone is set.
(4):
(n.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill.
(5):
An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See Acolyte.