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handsetting
hand·set
/
n.
ˈhændˌsɛt;
v., adj.
ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt
/
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[
n.
hand
-set;
v., adj.
hand
-
set
, -set
]
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noun,
verb,
hand·set,
hand·set·ting,
adjective
noun
1.
Also called
French telephone
.
a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
verb (used with object)
2.
to
set
(type) by
hand
.
adjective
3.
(of type)
set
by
hand
.
4.
(of a publication) printed directly from type
set
by
hand
.
Origin:
1915–20;
hand
+
set
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handset
(ˈhændˌsɛt)
—
n
a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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