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▪ I. off-set, ppl. a.|ˈɒfsɛt, ɔː-|
[f. off adv. + set ppl. a.]
Set at an angle; placed off-centre or out of line.
1950H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments v. 169 It lacks the off-set rim characteristic of the hoplite shield. 1950N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. June 538/1 Equipment was further improved by acquiring sets of both tandem and off-set discs. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 76/3 This new 43in-cut offset harvester, known as the Taarup Tiger, weighs only 9½cwt.
▪ II. off-set, adv.
[f. off- 2 + set n.]
Out of range of the cameras in a film or television set or studio.
1948L. Levy Music for Movies ii. 13 When we had decided on a piece of music to accompany any one scene, the band would play off set while the actor went through his actions or lines in time with the music. 1968M. Woodhouse Rock Baby vii. 64 In the next shot he'd gone off-set, the camera had moved in. |