collarette

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French collerette.

Pronunciation

Noun

collarette (plural collarettes)

  1. A small collar, especially as a kind of necklace of lace, fur etc. for women.
  2. A type of dahlia having a small collar of short inner petals.
  3. The jagged circle in the mid-diameter of the iris, separating the darker shade of the iris from the lighter shade of the iris.
  4. Rim of loosened keratin surrounding a skin lesion.

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