[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 

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

composing \compos"ing\, a.
   1. tending to compose or soothe.
      1913 webster

   2. pertaining to, or used in, composition.
      1913 webster

   composing frame print., a stand for holding cases of type
      when in use.

   composing rule print., a thin slip of brass or steel,
      against which the type is arranged in a composing stick,
      or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are
      lifted; -- called also setting rule.

   composing stick print., an instrument usually of metal,
      which the compositor holds in his left hand, and in which
      he arranges the type in words and lines. it has one open
      side, and one adjustable end by means of which the length
      of the lines, and consequently the width of the page or
      column, may be determined.
      1913 webster
see also:
composing frame composing rule setting rule composing stick 

Place Setting >> P Words
Place Setting, definition of term: Place Setting
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Majority Rule >> M Words
Majority Rule, definition of term: Majority Rule
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Heuristic Rule >> H Words
Heuristic Rule, definition of term: Heuristic Rule
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Golden Rule >> G Words
Golden Rule, definition of term: Golden Rule
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Gag Rule, definition of term: Gag Rule
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