unset

[ uhn-set ]

/ ʌnˈsɛt /

adjective

not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.

(of a gemstone) not mounted in a setting.

Origin of unset

1350–1400; Middle English: (of a time) unappointed; see un-², set

Words nearby unset

unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell, unsentimental, Unser, unset, unsettle, unsettled, unsettlement, unsew, unsex

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Example sentences from the Web for unset

The stones, unset as they were, could never be identified, never be claimed.
Under the Red Robe|Stanley Weyman
The brake was unset, the lever reversed, and the carriage thrown again into motion.
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels|Stephen Leacock
The present my lady friend had received was a large, unset topaz.
There is no Death|Florence Marryatt
He had thousands in unset gems which he neither sold, wore, nor gave away.
The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath

If the stone is unset one can see with a lens a wavery metallic appearance on the surfaces that have been "painted."
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for unset

unset

/ (ʌnˈsɛt) /

adjective

not yet solidified or firm

(of a gem) not yet in a setting

(of textual matter) not yet composed

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单词	unset
释义	unset [ uhn-set ] / ʌnˈsɛt / adjective not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt. (of a gemstone) not mounted in a setting. Origin of unset 1350–1400; Middle English: (of a time) unappointed; see un-², set Words nearby unset unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell, unsentimental, Unser, unset, unsettle, unsettled, unsettlement, unsew, unsex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unset The stones, unset as they were, could never be identified, never be claimed. Under the Red Robe\|Stanley Weyman The brake was unset, the lever reversed, and the carriage thrown again into motion. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels\|Stephen Leacock The present my lady friend had received was a large, unset topaz. There is no Death\|Florence Marryatt He had thousands in unset gems which he neither sold, wore, nor gave away. The Voice in the Fog\|Harold MacGrath If the stone is unset one can see with a lens a wavery metallic appearance on the surfaces that have been "painted." A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade British Dictionary definitions for unset unset / (ʌnˈsɛt) / adjective not yet solidified or firm (of a gem) not yet in a setting (of textual matter) not yet composed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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