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stonesetting

stonesetting noun: the art of securely setting or attaching gemstones into jewellery.

Noun

stonesetting (countable and uncountable, plural stonesettings)

  1. The art of securely setting or attaching gemstones into jewellery.
  2. (Judaism) The ceremony of erecting or unveiling a person's tombstone.

Forms of stonesetting

pluralstonesettings

Origin of stonesetting

From stone + setting.

Questions about stonesetting

What does stonesetting mean?
Stonesetting means the art of securely setting or attaching gemstones into jewellery.
What part of speech is stonesetting?
Stonesetting is a noun.
What is the plural of stonesetting?
The plural of stonesetting is stonesettings.

Words near stonesetting in the dictionary

  1. stonerunners
  2. stones
  3. stones of the philosophers
  4. stoneseed
  5. stoneseeds
  6. stonesetting
  7. stonesettings
  8. stoneshot
  9. stoneshots
  10. Stonesifer
  11. Stonesifers

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