sett
Etymology
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Etymology
A variant of set to distinguish various technical senses.
Pronunciation Nounsett (plural setts)
- The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
- The pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
- (weaving) The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
- Synonyms: sley
- (weaving, England) The number of reeds or splits per inch – one half the number of ends per inch.
A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging. - Synonyms: Belgian block
- French: terrier de blaireau
- German: Dachsbau
- French: plaid
- French: pavé
- German: Pflasterstein
- Italian: sampietrino
- Portuguese: paralelepípedo
- Russian: брусча́тка
- Spanish: adoquín
- Obsolete spelling of set (particularly as a simple past and past participle)
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