A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
The handle of a tool or weapon.
A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.
To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon); to grip by the handle