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set-in

American  
[set-in] / ˈsɛtˌɪn /

adjective

  1. made separately and placed within another unit.

set in British  

verb

  1. to become established

    the winter has set in

  2. (of wind) to blow or (of current) to move towards shore

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adjective

  1. (of a part) made separately and then added to a larger whole

    a set-in sleeve
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set in Idioms  

  1. Insert, put in, as in I still have to set in the sleeves and then the sweater will be done . [Late 1300s]

  2. Begin to happen or become apparent, as in Darkness was setting in as I left . [c. 1700]

  3. Move toward the shore, said of wind or water, as in The tide sets in very quickly here . [Early 1700s]

Etymology

Origin of set-in

First recorded in 1525–35; adj. use of verb phrase set in

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