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.
Set"tle (?), n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin to OHG.
sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit. √154. See Sit.] 1. A
seat of any kind. [Obs.] "Upon the settle of his majesty" Hampole.