colleter

1 of 2

noun (1)

col·​le·​ter

kəˈlētə(r)

plural -s

: one of the mucilage-secreting hairs that clothe many plant surfaces especially on various winter buds (as those of the horse chestnut)

colleter

2 of 2

noun (2)

col·​let·​er

ˈkälə̇tə(r)

plural -s

: a worker who attaches the inner coil of a watch hairspring to a collet for assembly to the balance wheel

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

German kolleter, irregular from Greek kollan to glue, from kolla glue

Noun (2)

collet + -er

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