insettingn.
a. Printing. = indention n. 2.
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society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [noun] > indentation
indention1824
indentation1864
insetting1867
indent1884
1867 Hymns Virg. 58 (note) Written without breaks, till near the bottom of p. 131, as marked by the insetting of the even lines here.
1900 Oxf. Mag. 7 Mar. 266/2 Explanatory sections—such as might be relegated to footnotes in a modern book—are indicated by small type and insetting.
b. Insertion, fixing.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [noun] > so as to fix firmly
implantationa1600
infixion1651
infixing1755
insetting1853
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [noun] > making fast or securing > in position > in something
graffing1611
infix1611
insetting1853
1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vii. 247 The cement and various insetting of the balconies.
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