Setting

Set´ting

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.

The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.

Something set in, or inserted.

Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.

- Ex. xxviii. 17.

That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.

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

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.

Noun	1.	setting - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" Synonyms: scene
	2.	setting - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" Synonyms: scope, background
	3.	setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted Synonyms: mise en scene, stage setting
	4.	setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"
	5.	setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" Synonyms: place setting
	6.	setting - mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" Synonyms: mount
Adj.	1.	setting - (of a heavenly body) disappearing below the horizon; "the setting sun" Antonyms: rising - (of a heavenly body) becoming visible above the horizon; "the rising sun"

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