setout

[ set-out ]

/ ˈsɛtˌaʊt /

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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.

Nearby words

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Origin of setout

First recorded in 1800–10; noun use of verb phrase set out

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Examples from the Web for setout

As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the Arcadians following with the rest.
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