·noun Something set in, or inserted.
II. Setting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Set.
III. Setting ·noun That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
IV. Setting ·noun The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
V. Setting ·noun The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.