Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The number of warp threads per inch or centimeter on a loom.
- noun A badger's den.
- noun A paving stone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
set , set. - noun Same as
set , n., 30.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
set , n., 2 (e) and 3.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The system of
tunnels that is the home of abadger . - noun The pattern of distinctive
threads andyarns that make up theplaid of aScottish tartan . - noun A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word endding sett is the anglicized pronounciation of the Algonkian word ock or auk, which means a "ground," "place," or "area". '
April 15th, 2004 2004
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Many came on foot, and of these by much the larger part meant to accompany the _cortège_ only to the top of the Armboth Fell, and, having "sett" it so far, to face no more of the more than twenty miles of rough country that lay between the valley and the churchyard on the plains by the sea.
The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Hall Caine 1892
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John Jackson and some of the other dalesmen who had been "sett" on the way to Gosforth led to an explanation of the disaster that had occurred on the pass.
The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Hall Caine 1892
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He played a game called sett’ e mezz’ for pennies, sitting on the one-step terrace outside the grocery store, freezing on the stone, and he memorized the cards coming out of the dealer’s hand and won very regular, expecting a picture card and it would come, worth half a point, but she told him not to play anymore.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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He played a game called sett’ e mezz’ for pennies, sitting on the one-step terrace outside the grocery store, freezing on the stone, and he memorized the cards coming out of the dealer’s hand and won very regular, expecting a picture card and it would come, worth half a point, but she told him not to play anymore.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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He played a game called sett’ e mezz’ for pennies, sitting on the one-step terrace outside the grocery store, freezing on the stone, and he memorized the cards coming out of the dealer’s hand and won very regular, expecting a picture card and it would come, worth half a point, but she told him not to play anymore.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Revels and merriment after the old English custome; [they] prepared to sett up a Maypole upon the festivall day . . . and therefore brewed a barrell of excellent beare [beer] . . . to be spent, with other good cheare, for all commers of that day . . .
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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I caught sight of them through binoculars as they were, interestingly, on the edge of the disturbed mound outside a sett.
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[1] He is the first, and though he may not superstitiously feel the situation, yet he certainly has the start of them all, and the more there may be that sett off after him so much the better fun for the composer.
Letter 204 2009
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And then, surprisingly, the cage door is opened and the badger runs free and back to the safety of his sett.
chained_bear commented on the word sett
"'George tells me that the keeper showed him a sett with young badgers in it."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Hundred Days, 52
March 20, 2008
jsullivan406 commented on the word sett
Sett is a very common unit of measure used by weavers. It indicates the number of ends or threads per inch when setting up a loom to weave a piece of cloth.
April 16, 2016
ruzuzu commented on the word sett
Oh funny--another badger word is cete. I wonder whether there are any others (I'd like to collect the whole set).
November 14, 2016
vendingmachine commented on the word sett
Many badger species are very social creatures and live in groups called a cete or clan. A clan shares territory and setts. Setts can be centuries old and are used by many generations of badgers. One sett can be 22 to 109 yards (20 to 100 meters) or more long.
May 29, 2020