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setout

[ set-out ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
  2. start or outset.
  3. things set or laid out for use or display, as food on a table.
  4. getup or outfit.
  5. 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.

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