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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Set \Set\ (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian,
OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel.
setja, Sw. s["a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from
the root of E. sit. [root]154. See {Sit}, and cf. {Seize}.]
1. To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or
attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to
fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a
book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest
or trunk on its bottom or on end.

I do set my bow in the cloud. --Gen. ix. 13.

2. Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else,
or in or upon a certain place.

Set your affection on things above. --Col. iii. 2.

The Lord set a mark upon Cain. --Gen. iv. 15.

3. To make to assume specified place, condition, or
occupation; to put in a certain condition or state
(described by the accompanying words); to cause to be.

The Lord thy God will set thee on high. --Deut.
xxviii. 1.

I am come to set a man at variance against his
father, and the daughter against her mother. --Matt.
x. 35.

Every incident sets him thinking. --Coleridge.

4. To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to
render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or
condition to. Specifically:
(a) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a
spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass;
as, to set a coach in the mud.

They show how hard they are set in this
particular. --Addison.
(b) To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make
unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or
rigid; as, to set one's countenance.

His eyes were set by reason of his age. --1
Kings xiv. 4.

On these three objects his heart was set.
--Macaulay.

Make my heart as a millstone, set my face as a
flint. --Tennyson.
(c) To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant;
as, to set pear trees in an orchard.
(d) To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to
place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid
something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass
in a sash.

And him too rich a jewel to be set In vulgar
metal for a vulgar use. --Dryden.
(e) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into
curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.

5. To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to
regulate; to adapt. Specifically:

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Set \Set\ (s[e^]t), v. i.
1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink
out of sight; to come to an end.

Ere the weary sun set in the west. --Shak.

Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the
next is likely to arise with more mourning.
--Fuller.

2. To fit music to words. [Obs.] --Shak.

3. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant. ``To
sow dry, and set wet.'' --Old Proverb.

4. To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to
germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has
set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom).

5. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.

A gathering and serring of the spirits together to
resist, maketh the teeth to set hard one against
another. --Bacon.

6. To congeal; to concrete; to solidify.

That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set.
--Boyle.

7. To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move
on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide
sets to the windward.

8. To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now
followed by out.

The king is set from London. --Shak.

9. To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as,
the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a
setter.

10. To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now
followed by out.

If he sets industriously and sincerely to perform
the commands of Christ, he can have no ground of
doubting but it shall prove successful to him.
--Hammond.

11. To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.

Note: [Colloquially used, but improperly, for sit.]

Note: The use of the verb set for sit in such expressions as,
the hen is setting on thirteen eggs; a setting hen,
etc., although colloquially common, and sometimes
tolerated in serious writing, is not to be approved.

{To set about}, to commence; to begin.

{To set forward}, to move or march; to begin to march; to
advance.

{To set forth}, to begin a journey.

{To set in}.
(a) To begin; to enter upon a particular state; as,
winter set in early.
(b) To settle one's self; to become established. ``When
the weather was set in to be very bad.'' --Addison.
(c) To flow toward the shore; -- said of the tide.

{To set off}.
(a) To enter upon a journey; to start.
(b) (Typog.) To deface or soil the next sheet; -- said of
the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another
sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time
to dry.

{To set on} or {upon}.
(a) To begin, as a journey or enterprise; to set about.

He that would seriously set upon the search of
truth. --Locke.
(b) To assault; to make an attack. --Bacon.

Cassio hath here been set on in the dark.
--Shak.

{To set out}, to begin a journey or course; as, to set out
for London, or from London; to set out in business;to set
out in life or the world.

{To set to}, to apply one's self to.

{To set up}.
(a) To begin business or a scheme of life; as, to set up
in trade; to set up for one's self.
(b) To profess openly; to make pretensions.

Those men who set up for mortality without
regard to religion, are generally but virtuous
in part. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Set \Set\, a.
1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set
countenance.

2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or
prejudices.

3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set
battle. ``The set phrase of peace.'' --Shak.

4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.

5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.

{Set hammer}.
(a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened
upon the handle, but may be reversed. --Knight.
(b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for
shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc.

{Set line}, a line to which a number of baited hooks are
attached, and which, supported by floats and properly
secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the
fisherman.

{Set nut}, a jam nut or lock nut. See under {Nut}.

{Set screw} (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at
one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine,
tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from
slipping upon the other.

{Set speech}, a speech carefully prepared before it is
delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Set \Set\, n.
1. The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body;
descent; hence, the close; termination. ``Locking at the
set of day.'' --Tennyson.

The weary sun hath made a golden set. --Shak.

2. That which is set, placed, or fixed. Specifically:
(a) A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
(b) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake;
hence, a game at venture. [Obs. or R.]

We will in France, by God's grace, play a set
Shall strike his father's crown into the hazard.
--Shak.

That was but civil war, an equal set. --Dryden.
(c) (Mech.) Permanent change of figure in consequence of
excessive strain, as from compression, tension,
bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.
(d) A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving
shape to, metal; as, a saw set.
(e) (Pile Driving) A piece placed temporarily upon the
head of a pile when the latter cannot be reached by
the weight, or hammer, except by means of such an
intervening piece. [Often incorrectly written {sett}.]
(f) (Carp.) A short steel spike used for driving the head
of a nail below the surface.

3. [Perhaps due to confusion with sect, sept.] A number of
things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed
together; a collection of articles which naturally
complement each other, and usually go together; an
assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of
surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc. [In
this sense, sometimes incorrectly written {sett}.]

4. A number of persons associated by custom, office, common
opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a
clique. ``Others of our set.'' --Tennyson.

This falls into different divisions, or sets, of
nations connected under particular religions. --R.
P. Ward.

5. Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a
current.

6. In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a
quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements
executed.

7. The deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw,
which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an
opening, wider than the blade.

8.
(a) A young oyster when first attached.
(b) Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any
locality.

9. (Tennis) A series of as many games as may be necessary to
enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth
game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce
set, and decided by an application of the rules for
playing off deuce in a game. See {Deuce}.

10. (Type Founding) That dimension of the body of a type
called by printers the width.

{Dead set}.
(a) The act of a setter dog when it discovers the game,
and remains intently fixed in pointing it out.
(b) A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle
or hindrance; a deadlock; as, to be at a dead set.
(c) A concerted scheme to defraud by gaming; a determined
onset.

{To make a dead set}, to make a determined onset, literally
or figuratively.

Syn: Collection; series; group. See {Pair}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Set \Set\, n.
1. (Textiles) Any of various standards of measurement of the
fineness of cloth; specif., the number of reeds in one
inch and the number of threads in each reed. The exact
meaning varies according to the location where it is used.
Sometimes written {sett}.

2. A stone, commonly of granite, shaped like a short brick
and usually somewhat larger than one, used for street
paving. Commonly written {sett}.

3. Camber of a curved roofing tile.

4. The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit;
as, the set of a coat. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

set
adj 1: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or
strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit
to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to
scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at
any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}]
2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare";
"his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor
Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: {fixed}, {rigid}]
3: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable
centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed
artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated
on a quiet riverbank" [syn: {located}, {placed}, {situated}]
4: set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with
places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
[syn: {laid}]
5: being below the horizon; "the moon is set" [syn: {set(p)}]
6: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and
place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of
surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: {determined},
{dictated}]
7: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: {hardened}]
n 1: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and
are so used: "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a
set of teeth"
2: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did
four sets of the incline bench press" [syn: {exercise set}]
4: representation consisting of the scenery and other
properties used to identify the location of a dramatic
production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: {stage
set}]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart
set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {circle},
{band}, {lot}]
6: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular
way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: {bent}]
7: the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final
set to his hat"
8: a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of
tennis after dinner"
9: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying
or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he
tested the set of the glue" [syn: {hardening}, {solidifying},
{solidification}]
10: evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long
snout; brother and murderer of Osiris [syn: {Set}, {Seth}]
11: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before
the set of sun"
12: (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a
particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve
problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler
solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the
wrong set" [syn: {readiness}]
13: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or
tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your
things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the
scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a
certain point" [syn: {put}, {place}, {pose}, {position},
{lay}]
2: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn: {determine}]
3: decide upon, as of variables in math [syn: {specify}, {determine},
{fix}]
4: establish as the highest level or best performance: "set a
record" [syn: {mark}]
5: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state;
"set the house afire"
6: fix in a border, as of precious stones
7: make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose
or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for
school!"; "prepare for war" [syn: {prepare}, {set up}, {ready},
{gear up}]
8: set to a certain position; "set clocks or instruments"
9: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: {localize}, {localise},
{place}]
10: disappear beyond the horizon; of celestial bodies such as
the sun and the moon [syn: {go down}, {go under}] [ant: {rise}]
11: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to
music" [syn: {arrange}]
12: put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's
plant flowers in the garden" [syn: {plant}]
13: apply or start; "set fire to a building"
14: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: {jell}, {congeal}]
15: put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a
broken bone"
16: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a
countersink) [syn: {countersink}]
17: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
18: urge a dog to attack someone [syn: {sic}]
19: estimate: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: {place},
{put}]
20: equip with sails, masts, etc.; of ships [syn: {rig}, {set up}]
21: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an
experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the
surgery" [syn: {set up}, {lay out}]
22: alter slightly, esp. to achieve accuracy; regulate; "Adjust
the clock, please" [syn: {adjust}]
23: bear fruit, of plants [syn: {fructify}]
24: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
{dress}, {arrange}, {do}, {coif}, {coiffe}, {coiffure}]


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