Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A start or beginning; an outset.
- noun An arrangement or display.
- noun An array of food, as on a buffet table; a spread.
- noun An entertaining event, such as a party.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preparations, as for beginning a journey.
- noun Company; set; clique.
- noun A display, as of plate, or china, or elaborate dishes and wines at table; dress and accessories; equipage; turn-out.
- noun In leather manufacturing, the act or process of smoothing out or setting a moistened hide with a slicker on a stone or table. See
set , transitive verb, 33.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Coloq. A display, as of plate, equipage, etc.; that which is displayed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
outset - noun colloquial, dated a
display orspread
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- verb leave
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Examples
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A short time later Wilhelm rose from the bench and setout for his lodgings.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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A short time later Wilhelm rose from the bench and setout for his lodgings.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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A short time later Wilhelm rose from the bench and setout for his lodgings.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the Arcadians following with the rest.
Anabasis 2007
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A short time later Wilhelm rose from the bench and setout for his lodgings.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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A short time later Wilhelm rose from the bench and setout for his lodgings.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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So we setout on a quest in Shanghai to find out if it was true.
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"I haven't a single finger bowl, but this is a setout that will last me all my days, Hannah says."
Little Women 1921
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As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the
Anabasis 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon 1874
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"I haven't a single finger bowl, but this is a setout that will last me all my days, Hannah says."
Little Women Louisa May Alcott 1860
ruzuzu commented on the word setout
"n. In leather manufacturing, the act or process of smoothing out or setting a moistened hide with a slicker on a stone or table. See set, transitive verb, 33." --CD&C
February 14, 2012