# collarette

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɒləˈɹɛt/

## Definitions
1. A small collar, especially as a kind of necklace of lace, fur etc. for women; a ruff
2. A small collar of inner petals or leaf-like extensions to the stem.
3. A type of dahlia having a small collar of short inner petals.
4. The jagged circle in the mid-diameter of the iris, separating the darker shade of the iris from the lighter shade of the iris.
5. The rim of loosened keratin surrounding a skin lesion.
6. An advertising card fitted around the neck of a bottle.

## Etymology
From French collerette.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/collarette