place setting
noun
the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
place settings
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pluralof place setting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The place settings, trays, tea set and other items in my collection aren’t just relics from a different generation, but works of art that, once melted down, can never be reclaimed or replicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Instead of place settings, three dancers are before them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
The glassware was polished, the place settings perfect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
Off Alley’s tiny Columbia City space is basically a hallway with a dozen seats down one side — the place settings are laid with mismatched antique flatware, the menu scrawled on a chalkboard.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
In the dining room servants are putting out place settings.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
