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place settingThe arrangement of dishes, utensils, and glassware for one person at a dining table

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The arrangement of dishes, utensils, and glassware for one person at a dining table

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpleɪs ˌsɛtɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • The fancy restaurant charged $5 extra just for their gold-plated place setting.
  • Mom spent two hours arranging the perfect place setting for Thanksgiving dinner.
  • I was so nervous at the formal dinner that I accidentally used the dessert spoon from my neighbor's place setting.

place setting

NOUN

[/ˈpleɪs ˌsɛtɪŋ/]

The arrangement of dishes, utensils, and glassware for one person at a dining table

The arrangement of dishes, utensils, and glassware for one person at a dining table
💡 Concept

The arrangement of dishes, utensils, and glassware for one person at a dining table

Grace in place setting, space getting for every guest!
🎵 Rhyme

Grace in place setting, space getting for every guest!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpleɪs ˌsɛtɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpleɪs ˌsetɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootplace + setting

🎵Rhyme

place facingspace gettinggrace betting
place facing
space getting
grace betting

🔗Collocations

formal place setting
set the place setting
elegant place setting
place setting arrangement
individual place setting

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The fancy restaurant charged $5 extra just for their gold-plated place setting.

Mom spent two hours arranging the perfect place setting for Thanksgiving dinner.

😄 Fun example

I was so nervous at the formal dinner that I accidentally used the dessert spoon from my neighbor's place setting.

Each place setting was carefully arranged according to proper dining etiquette.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

table settingplace arrangementdining setuptableware arrangement

Antonyms

bare tableempty table

Related

tablewarecutlerydinnerwarenapkinplacematetiquette

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