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.
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