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collet monté — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prim adj Stiffly formal, neat, and overly proper in manner or appearance.

Senses

collet monté is used for these senses in English:

  • Medici collar A fan-shaped (especially lace) collar, standing upright behind the head and sloping down to meet a square neckline in front.
  • prim (by extension) Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.

prim — full definition

  1. adj Stiffly formal, neat, and overly proper in manner or appearance.
  2. verb To arrange one's expression or appearance to look prim.

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