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.
Recent Examples on the Web An elaborate place setting might call for a total of nine forks, spoons and knives, each with a specialized mission (e.g., fish, entree, salad, soup, oysters, cake) and alignment around the plate. Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 On the menu was a traditional roast duck and a Swedish princess cake, and at each place setting sat a small red cashmere pouch with a small white heart at the bottom right corner and a place card with a custom portrait drawn by illustrator Joana Avillez. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024 No detail was spared at this affair as each place setting included a custom giant fortune cookie name card and a traditional red envelope that held a crisp one-dollar note to ensure good luck and prosperity to all guests for the upcoming year. Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024 Delight everyone around your Easter table with a simple place setting that's good enough to eat. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024 Her photo carousel also included a close-up look at her tablescape, where festive noisemakers and party blowers were left by each place setting. Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 At the most basic level, roll or fold a cloth napkin through the ring and leave it on your place setting. Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023 Put the exterminator’s bill with a sticky note on the husband’s place setting. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 Each place setting was marked with a name card and menu, while a line of grass arrangements and candles brought in a cozy feel to the space. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

place setting

noun
: a set of dishes and silverware for one person

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