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sett

[ set ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
Also called stake. a handheld tool that is struck by a hammer to shape or deform a metal object.
Also the distinctively colored pattern of crisscrossed lines and stripes against a background in which a Scottish tartan is woven.

sett

/ ��ɛ�� /

noun

a small rectangular paving block made of stone, such as granite, used to provide a durable road surface Compare cobblestone
the burrow of a badger
1. a square in a pattern of tartan
2. the pattern itself

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sett¹

First recorded in 1870–75; variant of set

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of sett¹

C19: variant of set ¹(n)

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The King is wearing a kilt made from the King Charles III tartan, based on the Balmoral tartan sett which dates back to about 1850.

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Woodward, 39, huntsman of the Ruabon-based Wynnstay hunt at the time has a previous conviction for interfering with a badger sett.

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The Scottish Tartans Authority said the design of the King's kilt was based on the Balmoral tartan sett which dates from 1850.

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Vivianne Heijnen, the deputy minister for traffic and infrastructure, said in a letter to parliament there were 40 places that badger dens, known as setts, were close to train tracks.

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Stubborn badgers are refusing to move from their clifftop sett, which is causing damage to roads and pavements in a seaside town, a council said.

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