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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Gavin Rossdale's holiday table keeps an extra place setting for an unexpected guest. Marina Watts, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 Vases filled with lemons or a single lemon at each place setting make for an effortless tablescape. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025 Or a full place setting, but without any food? Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025 That evening, his mother left out a third place setting, then the next, and the next. Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for place setting

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

place setting

noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person

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