Setout

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an outset
  2. 2
    a display or spread colloquial, dated

    "‘You don’t hate Sissy, Tom?’ ‘I hate to be obliged to call her Jupe. And she hates me,’ said Tom, moodily. ‘No, she does not, Tom, I am sure!’ ‘She must,’ said Tom. ‘She must just hate and detest the whole set-out of us."

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alphabeginningdisplaygenesisgetupguise

Example

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"Tom arrived in a ridiculous setout for the formal dinner."

Etymology

From set + out.

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