Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) 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..

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Light-minded :: Light-minded (a.) Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
Nosethril :: Nosethril (n.) Nostril.
Mounted :: Mounted (a.) Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting; as, a mounted gun; a mounted map; a mounted gem..
Onslaught :: Onslaught (n.) An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault..
Clergy :: Clergy (n.) The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church..
Arrangement :: Arrangement (n.) Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory arrangement..
Safe :: Safe (n.) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like..
Thickset :: Thickset (a.) Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge..
Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A Turkish standard, denoting rank..
Reed :: Reed (n.) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten..
Settle :: Settle (n.) A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part.
Inflammable :: Inflammable (a.) Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits..
Quote :: Quote (v. t.) To set down, as in writing..
Musar :: Musar (n.) An itinerant player on the musette, an instrument formerly common in Europe..
Rule :: Rule (n.) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep..
Shook :: Shook (n.) A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form..
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The act of separating, or setting aside, a thing in controversy from the possession of both the parties that contend for it, to be delivered to the one adjudged entitled to it. It may be voluntary or involuntary..
State :: State (v. t.) To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite; as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc..
Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.
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