SET'TING, ppr. Placing putting fixing studding appointing sinking below the horizon, &c.
SET'TING, n.
1. The act of putting, placing, fixing or establishing.
2. The act of sinking below the horizon. The setting of stars is of three kinds, cosmical, acronical, and heliacal. See these words.
3. The act or manner of taking birds by a setting dog.
4. Inclosure as settings of stones.
5. The direction of a current at sea.
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