table setting
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- noun
- /ˈteɪbəl ˈsɛtɪŋ/
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- The chef emphasized the importance of a well-designed table setting to enhance the dining experience.
- create a table setting
- make a table setting
Examples
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For the dinner party, she arranged a beautiful table setting with elegant plates and glasses.
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As an example, staged homes often have the dining room table set as for a meal.
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Each set always made me feel special; I think that is what makes a table setting perfect: special memories.
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Check out these beautiful table settings.
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Review your protocols for table setting and wine service.
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Every detail of the table setting is gorgeous.
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I get a lot of emails from readers with questions about how I create my table settings on a budget.
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Have them send up one deluxe seven-course dinner... and one complete table setting.
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The loan exhibition is from Winterthur and highlights H. F. du Pont's table settings.
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Since complicated table settings would only be a bother—especially if you use the table for daily dining—simple settings are the answer.
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Synonyms
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A set of plates, cups, and cutlery for one person
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A set of plates, glasses, forks, and knives placed for one person at a meal
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Morphology
The meaning 'arrangement of plates, cutlery, glasses, and other items on a dining table' is directly and compositionally derived from 'table' (the dining surface) combined with 'setting' (the placement/arrangement of tableware). This noun+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun table setting comes from the simple act of placing dishes and cutlery on a table before a meal. The picture of plates, glasses and cutlery put in order helps you remember why table setting now means the arranged items ready for dining.