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Amusette
Amusette Am`u*sette", n. [F.]
A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
Anisette
Anisette An`i*sette", n. [F.]
A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. --De
Colange.
Besetter
Besetter Be*set"ter, n.
One who, or that which, besets.
BonesetterBonesetter Bone"set*ter, n.
One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied
to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of
setting bones. -- Bone"set*ting, n. CassetteCassette Cas`sette", n. [F., prop., a casket, dim. of casse a
case. See lst Case.]
Same as Seggar. Chemisette
Chemisette Chem`i*sette", n.[F., dim. of chemise.]
An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck,
shoulders, and breast.
Cossette
Cossette Cos*sette", n. [F.]
One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in
sugar making.
CrossetteCrossette Cros*sette" (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See
Crosier.] (Arch.)
(a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a
door or window; -- called also ancon, ear, elbow.
(b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. Fossette
Fossette Fos`sette" (? or ?), n. [F., dim. of fosse a fosse.]
1. A little hollow; hence, a dimple.
2. (Med.) A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent
cornea.
Frisette
Frisette Fri*sette", Frizette Fri*zette", n. [F. frisette
curl.]
a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women.
Glissette
Glissette Glis*sette", n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.] (Math.)
The locus described by any point attached to a curve that
slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve
having no rotation at any instant.
GrisetteGrisette Gri*sette", n. [F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth,
fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore
gray gowns made of this stuff. See Gars.]
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more
frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.
--Sterne. LouisetteGuillotine Guil"lo*tine` (g[i^]l"l[-o]*t[=e]n`), n. [F., from
Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the
Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with
the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine
Louis, and was called at first Louison or Louisette.
Similar machines, however, were known earlier.]
1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy
ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by
a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim.
2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing,
resembling in its action a guillotine. Musette
Musette Mu*sette", n. [F., dim. of OF. muse.]
1. A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet
tone.
2. An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic
dance.
NoisetteNoisette Noi*sette", n. (Bot.)
A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,
Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose
and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties,
as the Lamarque, the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the
Cloth of gold. Most roses of this class have clustered
flowers and are of vigorous growth. --P. Henderson. PoussettePoussette Pous*sette" (p[=oo]*s[e^]t"), n. [F., pushpin, fr.
pousser to push. See Push.]
A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.
--Dickens. Poussette
Poussette Pous*sette", v. i.
To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] --Tennyson.
Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. --J. &
H. Smith.
Resetter
Resetter Re*set"ter (-t?r), n. (Scots Law)
One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.
Resetter
Resetter Re*set"ter (r?-S?t"t?r), n.
One who resets, or sets again.
RosetteRosette Ro*sette, n. [F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. Roset.]
1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other
material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.
2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel,
-much used in decoration.
3. A red color. See Roset.
4. A rose burner. See under Rose.
5. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially,
the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of
the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See
Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand.
(b) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the
leopard. Roughsetter
Roughsetter Rough"set`ter, n.
A mason who builds rough stonework.
RoussetteRoussette Rous*sette", n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the
color. See Russet.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A fruit bat, especially the large species
(Pieropus vulgaris) inhabiting the islands of the Indian
ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any small shark of the genus Scyllium; --
called also dogfish. See Dogfish. SetteeSettee Set*tee", n. [From Set; cf. Settle a seat.]
A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several
persons at once. Setter
Setter Set"ter, v. t.
To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton,
so as to cause an issue. [Prov. Eng.]
Setter
Setter Set"ter, n.
1. One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in
composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination
with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up,
a setter forth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally
derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer.
Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the
position of game birds by standing in a fixed position,
but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching.
Note: There are several distinct varieties of setters; as,
the Irish, or red, setter; the Gordon setter, which is
usually red or tan varied with black; and the English
setter, which is variously colored, but usually white
and tawny red, with or without black.
3. One who hunts victims for sharpers. --Shak.
4. One who adapts words to music in composition.
5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. [Obs.]
They come as . . . setters off of thy graces.
--Whitlock.
6. (Pottery) A shallow seggar for porcelain. --Ure.
Typesetter
Typesetter Type"set`ter, n.
One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine
for setting type.
Undersetter
Undersetter Un"der*set`ter, n.
One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a
support; a pedestal.
Wadsetter
Wadsetter Wad"set*ter, n.
One who holds by a wadset.
Meaning of SETTE from wikipedia
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sette in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sette may
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Italian immunologist Giancarlo Sette,
Italian astronomer, namesake...
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seven hills of Rome (Latin:
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ˈsɛtte ˈkɔlli di ˈroːma]) east of the
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Sette Bello (1962–1979) was an
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Sette Comuni (Cimbrian:
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