collaret

or col·lar·ette

[ kol-uh-ret ]
/ ˌkɒl əˈrɛt /

noun

a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.

Origin of collaret

1680–90; collar + -et, modeled on French collerette

Words nearby collaret

collarbone, collard, collared dove, collared lizard, collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collat., collate, collateral, collateral artery

Example sentences from the Web for collarette

  • I did not see very much because I held a collarette up to my face to protect it from the hot air, which was unutterably awful.

    Chicago's Awful Theater Horror |Various

  • In these brasses we find that the camail has become the Standard of Mail, or collarette, worn under the gorget of plate.

    Armour & Weapons |Charles John Ffoulkes

  • And big tears trickled down her cheeks as far as the frilling of her collarette.

    Bouvard and Pcuchet |Gustave Flaubert

  • The music from the robins in the orchard filled my ears; soft winds stirred the lace on Sir William's cuffs and collarette.

    Cardigan |Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for collarette

collarette
/ (ˌkɒləˈrɛt) /

noun

a woman's fur or lace collar