[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

setting \set"ting\, n.
   1. the act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting
      of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting
      hardening of moist plaster of paris; the setting set
      of a current.
      1913 webster

   2. the act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;
      also, hunting with a setter. --boyle.
      1913 webster

   3. something set in, or inserted.
      1913 webster

            thou shalt set in it settings of stones. --ex.
                                                  xxviii. 17.
      1913 webster

   4. that in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold
      setting of a jeweled pin.
      1913 webster

   5. the time, place, and circumstances in which an event real
      or fictional occurs; as, the setting of a novel.
      pjc

   setting coat arch., the finishing or last coat of
      plastering on walls or ceilings.

   setting dog, a setter. see setter, n., 2.

   setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
      boats along in shallow water.

   setting rule. print. a composing rule.
      1913 webster
see also:
setting coat setting dog setter setting pole setting rule 

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