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inset definition

in·set (in set′, in′set′; for n. in′set′)

transitive verb inset -·set′, insetting -·set′·ting

to set into something; insert

Etymology: ME insetten < OE insettan, to set in, appoint < in-, in + settan, to set

noun

something set in; insert; specif.,
  1. a smaller picture or map set within the border of a larger one
  2. a piece of material set into a garment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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