inset
(verb) set or place in
Source: WordNet® 3.1
insetting
present participle of inset
• setting in
Source: Wiktionary
In*set", v. t.
Definition: To infix. [Obs.] Chaucer.
In"set, n.
1. That which is inserted or set in; an insertion.
2. (Bookbinding)
Definition: One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
