setting
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
:
servicio (de mesa)
- I had to haul ass to the kitchen, redistribute the food, squish in extra place settings.
- a place setting
And then what I'm doing is I we have the individual glasses and I am like hand tying bows around each place setting.
- And then what I'm doing is I we have the individual glasses and I am like hand tying bows around each place setting.
Examples
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Place settings, candlesticks, crystal stemware...
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Sid, I will need place settings for 10!
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A place setting for your mother while she and I have a little talk.
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4 place settings, not 3.
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Review your protocols for table setting and wine service.
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I prefer a table setting.
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Picking out ribbons and place settings.
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Have them send up one deluxe seven-course dinner... and one complete table setting.
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Wine goblets, water glasses, silver place settings, aluminum canisters of soda, and great troughs of ice.
Fiction book (1995) -
Each guest had their own place setting with a fork, knife, and plate arranged neatly on the table.
Synonyms
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4.4
A set of matching plates, cups and cutlery for serving meals
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3.2
A set of plates, glasses, forks, and knives placed for one person at a meal
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2.7
Plates, glasses, and cutlery used for serving and eating food at a table
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1.3
A matching set of plates, bowls, and cups for serving dinner
Compounds
1
3.6
The arrangement of background and objects on a stage to show where the story happens
- Specialized
A small change to a gun's aiming device so shots hit a target at a chosen distance
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Setting comes from the verb set ('to place') plus the ending -ing. A table setting is the group of things you 'place' for one person at a meal, like plates and cutlery.