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setout
[ set-out ]
noun
, Informal.
- preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- start or outset.
- things set or laid out for use or display, as food on a table.
- getup or outfit.
- an entertaining event.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of setout1
First recorded in 1800–10; noun use of verb phrase set out
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Example Sentences
As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the Arcadians following with the rest.
From Project Gutenberg
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