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set·-in (set′in′)

adjective

made as a separate unit to fit within another part a set-in sleeve

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set in

v.

commence, begin to grow, turn; see begin 2.


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set-in Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bed: Half the rows were without coal houses - so fuel had to be stored on the bare earth under the set-in beds.
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