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BesettingBeset Be*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beset; p. pr. & vb. n.
Besetting.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G.
besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be- + settan to set. See
Set.]
1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent
objects.
A robe of azure beset with drops of gold.
--Spectator.
The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet
shrubs that it perfumes the air. --Evelyn.
2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to
blockade. ``Beset with foes.' --Milton.
Let thy troops beset our gates. --Addison.
3. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said
of dangers, obstacles, etc. ``Adam, sore beset, replied.'
--Milton. ``Beset with ills.' --Addison. ``Incommodities
which beset old age.' --Burke.
4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Syn: To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege;
encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press. Besetting
Besetting Be*set"ting, a.
Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about;
as, a besetting sin.
BonesettingBonesetter 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. OffsettingOffset Off*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offset; p. pr. & vb. n.
Offsetting.]
1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to
offset one account or charge against another.
2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc. OversettingOverset O`ver*set", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overset; p. pr. &
vb. n. Oversetting. ]
1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a
proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom
upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a
ship, or a building. --Dryden.
2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow;
as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison.
3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell. SettingSetting Set"ting, n.
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 pin.
Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule. Setting coatSetting Set"ting, n.
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 pin.
Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule. Setting dogSetting Set"ting, n.
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 pin.
Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule. Setting poleSetting Set"ting, n.
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 pin.
Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule. Setting ruleSetting Set"ting, n.
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 pin.
Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule. setting ruleComposing Com*pos"ing, a.
1. Tending to compose or soothe.
2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
Composing frame (Print.), a stand for holding cases of type
when in use.
Composing rule (Print.), a thin slip of brass or steel,
against which the type is arranged in a composing stick,
or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are
lifted; -- called also setting rule.
Composing stick (Print.), an instrument usually of metal,
which the compositor holds in his left hand, and in which
he arranges the type in words and lines. It has one open
side, and one adjustable end by means of which the length
of the lines, and consequently the width of the page or
column, may be determined. Setting-up exercise
Setting-up exercise Set`ting-up" ex"er*cise
Any one of a series of gymnastic exercises used, as in
drilling recruits, for the purpose of giving an erect
carriage, supple muscles, and an easy control of the limbs.
Typesetting
Typesetting Type"set`ting, n.
The act or art of setting type.
Undersetting
Undersetting Un"der*set`ting, n.
Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. --Sir
H. Wotton.
Upsetting
Upsetting Up*set"ting, a.
Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.]
--Jamieson.
Upsetting thermometer
Upsetting thermometer Up*set"ting ther*mom"e*ter
A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may
be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it
remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be
made at leisure.
Meaning of Settin from wikipedia
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Settin' the Pace is a
studio album by the jazz
musician and
composer John Coltrane. It was
released in
December 1961
through Prestige Records. It is ****embled...
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" is a 1941 song
written by
Billy Strayhorn and Lee Gaines.
Johnny Dankworth - The Best of
Johnny Dankworth (2008) June Christy...
- constitution.
Wallace was the
subject of a do****entary,
George Wallace:
Settin' the
Woods on Fire (2000),
shown by PBS on The
American Experience. With...
- "
Settin' the
Woods on Fire" was the A-side of a
single by Hank
Williams (opposed by "You Win Again"),
released in
September 1952. The song
reached number...
- mama,
settin’ out,
Settin’ out
hooks for me,
settin’ out hook for me
Settin’ out hook for me,
settin’ out hook for me
Settin’ out hook for me,
settin’ out...
-
pulling a
wagon with
three men in it stampeded. Johnson, who "happened to be
settin' on a horse",
stopped the
runaway wagon and
saved the men. When Ford promised...
-
Quinichette The Cats (with
Tommy Flanagan and
Kenny Burrell) Lush Life
Settin' the Pace
Standard Coltrane Kenny Burrell & John
Coltrane Stardust Dakar...
- 2009. Mccabe, Daniel; Paul Stekler;
Steve Fayer (2000). "George Wallace:
Settin' the
Woods on Fire (transcript)". The
American Experience. PBS. Retrieved...
- June 1952, he
recorded "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "Window Shopping", "
Settin' the
Woods on Fire", and "I'll
Never Get Out of This
World Alive". Audrey...
- "Half as Much" (1952) "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1952) "
Settin' the
Woods on Fire" (1952)...
