About The Word Setting
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Setting
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What's The Definition Of Setting?
[n] arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
[n] 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" [n] a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" [n] the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" [n] the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat" [n] the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [adj] (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon; "the setting sun" Synonyms | Synonyms for Setting: background | mise en scene | mount | place setting | scene | scope | stage setting Related Terms | Find terms related to Setting: See Also | canvas | canvass | environment | environment | environs | flat | mounting | pave | place | position | prop | property | service | set | show window | showcase | stage | stage set | surround | surroundings | table service Setting In Webster's Dictionary \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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