Definition of setting

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Setting (n.) That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin..

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Exposition :: Exposition (n.) The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.
Expedition :: Expedition (n.) A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.
Heliacal :: Heliacal (a.) Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun..
Backstitch :: Backstitch (n.) A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end..
Twilight :: Twilight (n.) The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18? below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth..
Raising :: Raising (n.) The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life..
Remove :: Remove (n.) The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
Proposition :: Proposition (n.) The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
Signalman :: Signalman (n.) A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned..
Millwork :: Millwork (n.) The business of setting up or of operating mill machinery.
Mounting :: Mounting (n.) That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond..
Indraught :: Indraught (n.) A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
Prelation :: Prelation (n.) The setting of one above another; preference.
Planting :: Planting (n.) The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone..
Close-bodied :: Close-bodied (a.) Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment..
Pan :: Pan (n.) A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing..
Besetment :: Besetment (n.) The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that which besets one, as a sin..
Sunsetting :: Sunsetting (n.) The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively..
Flammation :: Flammation (n.) The act of setting in a flame or blaze.
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