setout
Americannoun
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preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
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start or outset.
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things set or laid out for use or display, as food on a table.
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getup or outfit.
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an entertaining event.
Etymology
Origin of setout
First recorded in 1800–10; noun use of verb phrase set out
Example Sentences
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A hot Labor Day weekend in the summer of 1959, and four friends setout on an expedition to find the body of a missing boy.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2012
“I haven’t a single finger bowl, but this is a setout that will last me all my days, Hannah says.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the Arcadians following with the rest.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
"I haven't a single finger bowl, but this is a setout that will last me all my days, Hannah says."
From Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May
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