See Also: necromancer(medicine)
necromancer(dictionary)

collet (iou) and necromancer (iou)


collet (iou)



collet noun1 & verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French, dim. of col from Latin collum neck: see -ET1.]
A. noun.
a. A piece of armour for the neck. Scot. LME-E17.
b. The neckband of a garment; a necklet. M16-M17.
A circular metal ring on a spindle or lining in a hole; Engineering a slit sleeve with an external taper which tightens when pushed into an internally tapered socket in a lathe mandrel etc. E16.
A metal flange or setting for a precious stone. E16.
Glass-making. The portion of glass left on the end of a blowing-iron after the removal of the finished article. See also CULLET. M17-L18.
b. verb trans. Set in or provide with a collet. E17.

necromancer (iou)



necromancer noun. Also (earlier) nigromancer. LME.
[Old French nigromansere, from nigromancie: see NECROMANCY, -ER2.]
A person who practises necromancy; a wizard, a magician, a conjuror. LME.
A silver or pewter dish with closely fitting lid and wide rim. M18.