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in⋅set

  [n. in-set; v. in-set] noun, verb, -set, -set⋅ting.
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–noun
1. something inserted; insert.
2. a small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one.
3. influx.
4. the act of setting in.
5. a piece of cloth or other material set into a garment, usually as an ornamental panel.
–verb (used with object)
6. to set in or insert, as an inset: to inset a panel in a dress.
7. to insert an inset in: to inset a mounting with jewels.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME insetten to insert, OE insettan to initiate; see in- 1 , set

Related forms:
insetter, noun
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in·set   (ĭn'sět', ĭn-sět')   
tr.v.   in·set, in·set·ting, in·sets

  1. To set in; insert.

  2. To furnish with an inset.

n.   (ĭn'sět')

  1. Something set in, as:

    1. A small map or illustration set within a larger one.

    2. A leaf or group of pages inserted into a publication.

    3. A piece of material set into a garment as decoration or trim.

    4. An inflow, as of water.

    5. A channel.

    1. An inflow, as of water.

    2. A channel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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