place setting

noun

: a set of dishes and flatware constituting a table service for one person

Examples of place setting in a Sentence

Please lay another place setting for our guest.
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Or place tortoiseshell coasters at each place setting to protect your table in style. 5. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024 Inside the hatch, the drawers hold a full place setting for four people, leaving space below for utensils and cooking tools. New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024 The fair’s home arts competition includes divisions for baked goods, quilting and place setting, as well as robotics and LEGO building. Cameron Duran, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024 From deciding the menu to recommendations for your last place setting, these tips for hosting an afternoon tea would impress Queen Charlotte herself. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for place setting 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of place setting was in 1944

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“Place setting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20setting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

place setting

noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person

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