Inset Definition
ĭnsĕt, ĭn-sĕt
insets, insetting
verb
insets, insetting
To set into something; insert.
Webster's New World
To furnish with an inset.
American Heritage
noun
insets
Something set in; insert.
Webster's New World
An inflow, as of water.
American Heritage
A channel.
American Heritage
A smaller thing set into a larger thing; such as a small picture inside a larger one.
Wiktionary
A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Inset
Noun
Singular:
inset
Plural:
insetsOrigin of Inset
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From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).
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