INSET


Meaning of INSET in English

I. ˈin-ˌset noun

Date: 1559

1.

a. : a place where something flows in : channel

b. : a setting or flowing in

2. : something that is inset: as

a. : a small graphic representation (as a map or picture) set within a larger one

b. : a piece of cloth set into a garment (as for decoration)

c. : a part or section of a utensil that fits into an outer part

II. ˈin-ˌset, in-ˈ transitive verb

( inset or in·set·ted ; in·set·ting )

Date: 1658

1. : set in ; especially : to insert within something else in such a way as to be visible

2. : to provide with an inset

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.