SET

Definitions

1. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
2. 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
3. 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle. "The set phrase of peace." Shak.
4. 4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
5. 5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted. Set hammer. (a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened upon the handle, but may be reversed. Knight. (b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc. -- Set line, a line to which a number of baited hooks are attached, and which, supported by floats and properly secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the fisherman. -- Set nut, a jam nut or lock nut. See under Nut. -- Set screw (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine, tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from slipping upon the other. -- Set speech, a speech carefully prepared before it is delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech.