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Webster 1913 Edition
Setting
Set′ting
,Noun.
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 pinSetting coat
(Arch.)
, the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings.
– Setting dog
, a setter. See , 2.
– Setter
, Noun.
Setting pole
, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
– Setting rule
. (Print.)
A composing rule.
Webster 1828 Edition
Setting
SET'TING
,ppr.
SET'TING
,Noun.
1. The act of putting, placing, fixing or establishing.
2. The act of sinking below the horizon. The setting of stars is of three kinds, cosmical, acronical, and heliacal. [See these words.]
3. The act or manner of taking birds by a setting dog.
4. Inclosure; as settings of stones.
5. The direction of a current at sea.
Definition 2024
setting
setting
English
Verb
setting
- present participle of set
Noun
setting (plural settings)
- The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
- The act of setting.
- the setting of the sun
- the setting, or hardening, of moist plaster of Paris
- A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
- A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
- the volume setting on a television
- The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
- Hunting with a setter.
- Something set in, or inserted.
- Bible, Exodus xxviii. 17
- Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.
- Bible, Exodus xxviii. 17
- A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
- Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem
- Bach's setting of the Magnificat
Translations
time, place, circumstance
placement of a control
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music
Adjective
setting (comparative more setting, superlative most setting)
Hyponyms
Translations
that disappears below the horizon