Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place..

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Unsettle :: Unsettle (v. i.) To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered.
Flush :: Flush (n.) Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset..
Brush :: Brush (n.) An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc..
Peal :: Peal (n.) A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells..
Mess :: Mess (n.) A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
Beset :: Beset (imp. & p. p.) of Bese.
Shelve :: Shelve (v. t.) To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library..
Rowel :: Rowel (n.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery..
Withset :: Withset (v. t.) To set against; to oppose.
Poyntel :: Poyntel (n.) Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set diagonally.
Sea Mouse :: Sea mouse () A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to Aphrodite and allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike setae on the sides..
Theorbo :: Theorbo (n.) An instrument made like large lute, but having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass strings used as open notes..
Intervene :: Intervene (v. i.) To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel..
Breastplate :: Breastplate (n.) A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod..
Flammation :: Flammation (n.) The act of setting in a flame or blaze.
Oligomerous :: Oligomerous (a.) Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower..
Set :: Set (a.) Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird..
Underset :: Underset (v. t.) To prop or support.
Sauce :: Sauce (v. t.) To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive..
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