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set off [′set ‚ȯf]

(graphic arts)

In presswork, the undesirable rubbing off or marking of a printed sheet with the ink from the next sheet as it is being delivered.

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No references found			Thus the beauty of day, and that of summer, is set off by the horrors of night and winter. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context He could make himself interesting by a tactful and rugged reserve set off by a grim, almost imperceptible, playfulness of tone and manner. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context No sooner said than done: the two mice set off for the town and arrived at the Town Mouse's residence late at night. Fables by Aesop View in context			Set set abstraction set analyzer set associative cache set back set bit set casing set class set complement set composite set comprehension set condition set copper set description set forward set forward force set forward point Set Function set grease soap set hammer Set Maquette set mark set occurrence set of first category set of second category set off set piece set point set pressure Set Priority Level set pulse set retarder set screw set square Set Theory set top set tub set up program set-associative cache set-head nailing set-in set-top box seta Setala, Eemil Nestor Setälä, Eemil Nestor Setaria Setariasis setback setback buttress setback force setback line			set of facts Set of first category Set of Fredholm Integral Equations Set of IEEE Standards for LAN Protocols Set of integers Set of integers Set of integers Set of integers Set of integers set of maneuvers Set of Natural Numbers set of pipes set of questions Set of Rational Numbers Set of Real Numbers set of rules Set of second category Set of sets that do not contain themselves Set of sets that do not contain themselves Set of sets that don't contain themselves Set of sets that don't contain themselves set of standards set of tactics set of teeth set of teeth set of teeth set of teeth set of terms Set of Transmission Parameters set of wheels set off set off against set off alarm bells set off by opposition Set Off In Error By Lawful Occupier set off on Set Offs Set Offs Set Offs Set Offs Set Offs set on set on set on set on set on set on fire set on fire set on fire set on fire set on fire set on fire set on foot set on foot set on foot set on foot Set on Less Than Immediate Unsigned set one back set one back on heels set one on feet set one on feet again

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