a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women
Also: collarette
Word origin
[1680–90; collar + -et, modeled on F collerette]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bull's-eye, commercial, gangway, mob, reservoir-et is a noun suffix having a diminutive force (although the diminutive element is nowlost in many words). Other words that use the affix -et include: islet, midget, plummet, tablet