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set
set, v. sed init. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
set
set old for sed. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Set
·vi To fit music to words. II. Set ·Impf & ·p.p. of Set. III. Set ·noun A young oyster when first ...

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set
A dead set: a concerted scheme to defraud a person by gaming. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
set
Fixed in opinion; firm.--Webster. 'He is very set in his ways.' ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Fire-set
·noun A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker. ...

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Saw-set
·noun An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a k...

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Set chisel
·add. ·- A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad flat end, used for stripping off ...

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Set-fair
·noun In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. ...

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Set-off
·noun ·see <<Offset>>, 7. II. Set-off ·noun ·same·as <<Offset>>, ·noun, 4. III. Set-off ·noun That...

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Set-stitched
·adj Stitched according to a formal pattern. ...

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Set-to
·noun A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like. ...

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Sharp-set
·adj Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle o...

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Well-set
·adj Properly or firmly set. II. Well-set ·adj Well put together; having symmetry of parts. ...

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a dead set
A concerted scheme to defraud a person by gaming.--Grose, Slang Dict. This phrase seems to be taken ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
to set by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...

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set-to
A scientific pugilistic combat; and figuratively, an argument, debate, contest in words. Both senses...

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sharp set
Hungry. A colloquial expression much itself in the United States as well as in England. And so I th...

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set-bolts
Used in drifting out bolts from their position. Also employed for forcing the planks and other works...

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set flying
Sails that do not remain aloft when taken in, but are hauled on deck or stowed in the tops, as skysa...

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set in
Said when the sea-breeze or weather appears to be steady. ...

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set on!
The order to set the engine going on board a steamer. ...

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set up
Soldiers, mariners, and small-arm men, well drilled, and instructed to be upright and soldierlike in...

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under-set
Wherever the wind impels the surface-water directly upon the shore of a bay, the water below restore...

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windward set
The reverse of leeward set. ...

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to set much by
To regard; to esteem.--Johnson. Norfolk and Craven Glossaries. These are very old expressions, and w...

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to set store by
To value; esteem; regard. This sense of the word store is not noticed by the English or American lex...

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every stitch set
All possible canvas spread. ...

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heave and set
The ship's motion in rising and falling to the waves when at anchor. ...

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set the chase, to
To mark well the position of the vessel chased by bearing, so that by standing away from her on one ...

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set up rigging, to
To take in the slack of the shrouds, stays, and backstays, to bring the same strain as before, and t...

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to set her cap for him
To direct her attentions to him; to endeavor to win his affections. Dr. Johnson notices the phrase, ...

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set of the wind and current
See direction of the wind and current ...

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