Definition of set

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Set (a.) Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices..

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Turban :: Turban (n.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.
Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum..
Place :: Place (n.) To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
Sardius :: Sardius (n.) A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate..
Reeding :: Reeding (n.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting..
Inflammation :: Inflammation (n.) The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed..
Proposition :: Proposition (n.) The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
Water Joint :: Water joint () A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints..
Administrator :: Administrator (n.) A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority..
Seten :: Seten () obs. imp. pl. of Sit. Sat.
Set :: Set (n.) In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed..
Corset :: Corset (v. t.) To inclose in corsets.
Seta :: Seta (n.) Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan, the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants, or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss..
Bridestake :: Bridestake (n.) A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round..
Western :: Western (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean..
Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor..
Unshackle :: Unshackle (v. t.) To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter.
Confront :: Confront (v. t.) To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
Foot :: Foot (v. t.) To set on foot; to establish; to land.
Sockdolager :: Sockdolager (n.) That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like..
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