sett

sɛt

Definition

Definition of sett - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

wildlife

Rare

home of a badger with tunnels

Rare

The badger retreated into its sett.

burrow

den

lair

weaving

TECH.

number of warp ends per inch in cloth

TECH.

The fabric's sett was tightly woven.

thread count

paving material

Rare

paving block made of stone

Rare

The driveway was laid with setts for a rustic look.

cobblestone

paving stone

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paving block made of stone

Origin of sett

Old English, settan (to place)

Examples of sett in a sentence

The sett was hidden beneath the bushes.
Adjusting the sett can change fabric texture.
A higher sett results in a denser weave.
The old town square was covered with setts.
They used setts to create a durable pathway.

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French:terrier, nombre de fils, ...
German:Bau, Kettendichte, ...
Italian:tana, densità dell'ordito, ...
Spanish:madriguera, urdimbre, ...
Portuguese:toca, número de fios, ...
Chinese:巢穴, 经纱密度, ...
Japanese:巣穴, セット, ...
Arabic:وَكْرُ الغَرِيرِ, كَثَافَة السُّدَى, ...
Hebrew:מְאוּרָה, צֶפִיפוּת חוּטֵי הַמְּשׁוּרָה, ...
Russian:логово, плотность ткани, ...
Ukrainian:нора, щільність, ...
Hindi:बिल, सेट, ...
Bengali:গর্ত, পাথরের ব্লক, ...
Catalan:cau, teler, ...
Czech:jezevčí doupě, dostava, ...
Danish:sæt, trendretning, ...
Dutch:dassenburcht, inslagdichtheid, ...
Greek:καταφύγιο, πυκνότητα υφάσματος, ...
Hungarian:borzvár, láncfonalsűrűség, ...
Khmer:រូងសត្វបាដហ្គឺរ, ចំនួនខ្សែអំបោះបណ្តោយក្នុងមួយអ៊ីញនៃក្រណាត់, ...
Korean:굴, 세트, ...
Persian:لانه گورکن, تعداد تارها, ...
Polish:nora, osnowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):toca, urdidura, ...
Romanian:vizuină, densitate, ...
Swedish:gryt, täthet, ...
Thai:โพรง, จำนวนเส้นด้ายยืน, ...
Turkish:yuva, çözgü sıklığı, ...
Vietnamese:hang, mật độ sợi, ...

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