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place setting

American  

noun

place settings plural

  1. the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.

  2. a single group of such dishes or eating utensils sold as a unit.

place setting British  

noun

  1. the set of items of cutlery, crockery, and glassware laid for one person at a dining table

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of place setting

First recorded in 1945–50

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