Set·ting n.
 1. 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.
 2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
 3. Something set in, or inserted.
    Thou shalt set in it settings of stones.   --Ex. xxviii. 17.
 4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
 Setting coat Arch., the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings.
 Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
 Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
 Setting rule. Print. A composing rule.

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