chaton

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chaton

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Borrowed from French.

noun chatons

Collet, bezel (around a jewel, on a ring). Another ring, from the same locality, with a cross of simpler form engraved on the chaton was found attached to a chain.
chaton (movement component: a circular piece of metal inserted in a round hole, in which a ruby is inserted. The ruby is used as bearing for the pin (or pivot) of a shaft of a wheel)

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@misc{chaton_2026,
  title = {chaton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}