Syn. -- Set-off, Offset. -- Offset originally denoted that which
branches off or projects, as a shoot from a tree, but the term has long
been used in America in the sense of set-off. This use is beginning to
obtain in England; though Macaulay uses set-off, and so, perhaps, do a
majority of English writers.
Se"ton (?), n. [F. séton (cf. It. setone), from L. seta a thick, stiff
hair, a bristle.] (Med. & Far.) A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a
strip of linen or the like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or
needle, so as to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.
{ Se*tose" (?), Se"tous (?), } a. [L. setosus, saetosus, from seta,
saeta, bristle: cf. F. séteux.] Thickly set with bristles or bristly
hairs.
Set"out` (?), n. A display, as of plate, equipage, etc.; that which is
displayed. [Coloq.] Dickens.
Set"-stitched` (?), a. Stitched according to a formal pattern. "An old
set-stiched chair, valanced, and fringed with party-colored worsted
bobs." Sterne.
Sett (?), n. See Set, n., 2 (e) and 3.
Set*tee" (?), n. [From Set; cf. Settle a seat.] A long seat with a
back, -- made to accommodate several persons at once.
Set*tee", n. [F. scétie, scitie.] (Naut.) A vessel with a very long,
sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in
the Mediterranean. [Written also setee.]
Set"ter (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in
composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an
adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter forth.
2. (Zoöl.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a
cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually
trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed
position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching.
There are several distinct varieties of setters; as, the Irish, or red,
setter; the Gordon setter, which is usually red or tan varied with
black; and the English setter, which is variously colored, but usually
white and tawny red, with or without black.