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sett

American  
[set] / sɛt /

noun

  1. Also called pitcher.  a small, rectangular paving stone.

  2. Also called stake.  a handheld tool that is struck by a hammer to shape or deform a metal object.

  3. Also the distinctively colored pattern of crisscrossed lines and stripes against a background in which a Scottish tartan is woven.

sett British  
/ sɛt /

noun

  1. a small rectangular paving block made of stone, such as granite, used to provide a durable road surface Compare cobblestone

  2. the burrow of a badger

    1. a square in a pattern of tartan

    2. the pattern itself

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Etymology

Origin of sett

First recorded in 1870–75; variant of set

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