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setouts

setouts is the plural of setout.

Meaning of setout

Noun

setout (plural setouts)

  1. an outset
  2. (colloquial, dated) a display or spread
    • ‘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.1854, Charles Dickens, “chapter 8”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC

Questions about setouts

What is setouts the plural of?
Setouts is the plural of setout.

Words near setouts in the dictionary

  1. setosely
  2. setosity
  3. Setouchi
  4. setous
  5. setout
  6. setouts
  7. setover
  8. setovers
  9. setpiece
  10. setpieces
  11. setpoint

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