[n. hand-set; v., adj. hand-set, -set] 
noun, verb, -set, -set⋅ting, adjective | 1. | Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle. |
| 2. | to set (type) by hand. |
| 3. | (of type) set by hand. |
| 4. | (of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand. |
| hand·set (hānd'sět') n. The handle-shaped part of a telephone, containing the receiver and transmitter and often a dial or push buttons. |
