Set+off
41Set-off (architecture) — In architecture and masonry, the term set off is given to the horizontal line shown on a floorplan indicating a reduced wall thickness, and consequently the part of the thicker portion appears projecting before the thinner. In plinths, this is… …
42Set-off (printing) — In printing, set off is the term given to the unwanted transfer of ink from one printed sheet [offset printing Offset Litho Printing Techniques] to another. The problem can occur with most types of printing, and is avoided by the use of anti set… …
43set off against — phr verb Set off against is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tax …
44set off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To contrast] Syn. set apart, be different, appear different, be the opposite; see contrast 1 , offset . 2. [To explode] Syn. touch off, set the spark to, detonate; see explode 1 . 3. [To begin] Syn. start out, set forth, set …
45set-off — n. 1. Decoration, ornament, embellishment, adornment. 2. Off set. 3. Counter claim, counter balance, equivalent. 4. (Law.) Counter claim, cross debt, cross demand …
46set off — I. (Active.) 1. Portion off, define the boundaries of. 2. Adorn, decorate, embellish. II. (Neuter.) Start, set out …
47set off — begin a journey. → set …
48set-off — /ˈsɛt ɒf/ (say set of) noun 1. anything that counterbalances or makes up for something else. 2. a counterbalancing debt or claim. 3. Architecture → offset (def. 16). 4. Printing a faulty transfer of superabundant or undried ink on a printed sheet …
49set off against — set up this in contrast to that …
50To set off — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
