sett

[ set ]

/ sɛt /

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noun

Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.

Also called stake. a handheld tool that is struck by a hammer to shape or deform a metal object.

Also set. the distinctively colored pattern of crisscrossed lines and stripes against a background in which a Scottish tartan is woven.

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Origin of sett

First recorded in 1870–75; variant of set

Words nearby sett

setscrew, set shot, set square, set store by, set straight, sett, Settat, settecentesque, settee, setter, set theory

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How to use sett in a sentence

They say the ffrench are about to sett downe before Dixmude, to bring us of by revultion.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
If ou schalt at one & sett it vppo e oer figuris hed, and sett in at 1.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
Also take & sett hym ouer e hede of e figure at ou woldest haue y-draw oute of e nether figure, e quych was 3.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
And yf ou haue wel ydo is nomber at is sett here-after wel be e nomber at schalle aryse of alle e addicio as here 27827.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

Whan ou has us ydo, do away e hiest figure & sett ere at leues of e subtraccio, Here is an example.
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British Dictionary definitions for sett

sett

set

/ (sɛt) /

noun

a small rectangular paving block made of stone, such as granite, used to provide a durable road surfaceCompare cobblestone

the burrow of a badger

a square in a pattern of tartan
the pattern itself

Word Origin for sett

C19: variant of set 1 (n)

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