Definition of setting

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Set
• n. - The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
• n. - The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter.
• n. - Something set in, or inserted.
• n. - That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.