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(1):

(n.) 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):

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

(3):

(n.) Something set in, or inserted.

(4):

(n.) The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.

(5):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Set

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Setting'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/setting.html. 1828.
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