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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.

Nearby words

seton, saint elizabeth ann, setose, setout, setpoint, setscrew, sett, settat, settecentesque, settee, setter, setting

Origin of sett

First recorded in 1870–75; variant of set
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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
  1. a square in a pattern of tartan
  2. the pattern itself

Word Origin for sett

C19: variant of set 1 (n)
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Word Origin and History for sett

sett

n.

see set (n.1).

The extra t is an arbitrary addition in various technical senses, from a lawn-tennis to a granite set. Each class of persons has doubtless added it to distinguish the special sense that means most to it from all others ; but so many are the special senses that the distinction is now no more distinctive than an Esq. after a man's name, & all would do well to discard it. [Fowler]
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