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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Composing \Com*pos"ing\, a.
1. Tending to compose or soothe.
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2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
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Composing frame (Print.), a stand for holding cases of type
when in use.
Composing rule (Print.), a thin slip of brass or steel,
against which the type is arranged in a composing stick,
or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are
lifted; -- called also setting rule.
Composing stick (Print.), an instrument usually of metal,
which the compositor holds in his left hand, and in which
he arranges the type in words and lines. It has one open
side, and one adjustable end by means of which the length
of the lines, and consequently the width of the page or
column, may be determined.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Setting \Set"ting\, n.
1. 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.
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2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;
also, hunting with a setter. --Boyle.
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3. Something set in, or inserted.
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Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. --Ex.
xxviii. 17.
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4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold
setting of a jeweled pin.
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5. the time, place, and circumstances in which an event (real
or fictional) occurs; as, the setting of a novel.
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Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Setting \Set"ting\, n.
1. 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.
2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;
also, hunting with a setter. --Boyle.
3. Something set in, or inserted.
Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. --Ex.
xxviii. 17.
4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold
setting of a jeweled pin.
Setting coat (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of
plastering on walls or ceilings.
Setting dog, a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Setting pole, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing
boats along in shallow water.
Setting rule. (Print.) A composing rule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Composing \Com*pos"ing\, a.
1. Tending to compose or soothe.
2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
Composing frame (Print.), a stand for holding cases of type
when in use.
Composing rule (Print.), a thin slip of brass or steel,
against which the type is arranged in a composing stick,
or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are
lifted; -- called also setting rule.
Composing stick (Print.), an instrument usually of metal,
which the compositor holds in his left hand, and in which
he arranges the type in words and lines. It has one open
side, and one adjustable end by means of which the length
of the lines, and consequently the width of the page or
column, may be determined.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
setting rule
n.
(lb en printing historical) (synonym of en composing rule)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
setting rule
n.
(lb en printing historical) (synonym of en composing rule)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
setting rule
n.
(lb en printing historical) (synonym of en composing rule)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
setting rule
n.
(lb en printing historical) (synonym of en composing rule)
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 排字尺
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