Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock..

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Strigine :: Strigillose (a.) Set with stiff, slender bristles..
Fraise :: Fraise (v. t.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward..
Doubtful :: Doubtful (a.) Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure..
Harmonite :: Harmonite (n.) One of a religious sect, founded in Wurtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony..
Prostitution :: Prostitution (n.) The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash..
Inset :: Inset (n.) One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted..
Frontier :: Frontier (n.) That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization..
Connate-perfoliate :: Connate-perfoliate (a.) Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes; -- applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset..
Terminate :: Terminate (v. t.) To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line..
Offset :: Offset (n.) A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles..
Brave :: Brave (v. t.) To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
Pegroots :: Pegroots (n.) Same as Setterwort.
Present :: Present (a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
Border :: Border (n.) A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country; a frontier district.
Oversetting :: Oversetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overse.
Bestead :: Bestead (v. t.) To put in peril; to beset.
Setous :: Setous (a.) Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
Valuation :: Valuation (n.) The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation..
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