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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.