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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SET'TING, ppr. Placing; putting; fixing; studding; appointing; sinking below the horizon, etc.
SET'TING, n.
1. The act of putting, placing, fixing or establishing.
2. The act of sinking below the horizon. The setting of stars is of three kinds, cosmical, acronical, and heliacal. [See these words.]
3. The act or manner of taking birds by a setting dog.
4. Inclosure; as settings of stones.
5. The direction of a current at sea.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" [syn: setting, scene]
2: the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [syn: setting, background, scope]
3: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted [syn: mise en scene, stage setting, setting]
4: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: context, circumstance, setting]
5: the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
6: a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" [syn: place setting, setting]
7: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" [syn: mount, setting]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the manner, position, or direction in which something is set 2. the frame or bed in which a gem is set; also style of mounting 3. a. the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops b. the time and place of the action of a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work c. the scenery used in a theatrical or film production 4. the music composed for a text (as a poem) 5. the articles of tableware for setting a place at table <two settings of sterling silver> 6. a batch of eggs for incubation Synonyms: see background

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the position or manner in which a thing is set. 2 the immediate surroundings (of a house etc.). 3 the surroundings of any object regarded as its framework; the environment of a thing. 4 the place and time, scenery, etc., of a story, drama, etc. 5 a frame in which a jewel is set. 6 the music to which words of a poem, song, etc., are set. 7 a set of cutlery and other accessories for one person at a table. 8 the way in which or level at which a machine is set to operate. Phrases and idioms: setting lotion lotion used to prepare the hair for being set.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Set; p. pr. & vb. n. Setting.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s["a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E. sit. [root]154. See Sit, and cf. Seize.] 1. To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end. I do set my bow in the cloud. --Gen. ix. 13. 2. Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place. Set your affection on things above. --Col. iii. 2. The Lord set a mark upon Cain. --Gen. iv. 15. 3. To make to assume specified place, condition, or occupation; to put in a certain condition or state (described by the accompanying words); to cause to be. The Lord thy God will set thee on high. --Deut. xxviii. 1. I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother. --Matt. x. 35. Every incident sets him thinking. --Coleridge. 4. To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to. Specifically: (a) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud. They show how hard they are set in this particular. --Addison. (b) To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance. His eyes were set by reason of his age. --1 Kings xiv. 4. On these three objects his heart was set. --Macaulay. Make my heart as a millstone, set my face as a flint. --Tennyson. (c) To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard. (d) To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash. And him too rich a jewel to be set In vulgar metal for a vulgar use. --Dryden. (e) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese. 5. To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt. Specifically:

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Setting Set"ting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. 2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter. --Boyle. 3. Something set in, or inserted. Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. --Ex. xxviii. 17. 4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin. Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings. Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2. Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water. Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(settings) 1. A particular setting is a particular place or type of surroundings where something is or takes place. Rome is the perfect setting for romance... N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N for n 2. A setting is one of the positions to which the controls of a device such as a cooker, stove, or heater can be adjusted. You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting. N-COUNT 3. A table setting is the complete set of equipment that one person needs to eat a meal, including knives, forks, spoons, and glasses. N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

set'-ing (millu'ah, literally, "a filling"): The word is used in the description of the manufacture of the breastplate of judgment (Ex 28:17). The instruction runs: "Thou shalt set in it settings of stones," namely, four rows of precious stones. The same word is rendered "inclosings" in Ex 28:20, and in 39:13 the King James Version.

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