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set-in

(sĕt′ĭn′)
adj.
1. Made or placed as a part of another unit or structure: a set-in stereo cabinet.
2. Made separately and stitched into the main part: a dress with set-in sleeves.
n.
Material, as for a book, that is inserted; an insert.
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set′-in`



adj.
1. made separately and placed within another unit: set-in closets.
2. (of a sleeve) joined to the body of a garment at the shoulder and having a seam at that juncture.
[1525–35]
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