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Reset
Pronunciation : Re*set" (r-st")
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re"set (r"st)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of resetting.
2. (Print.)
Defn: That which is reset; matter set up again.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*set" (r-st")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. Receipt.] (Scots Law)
Definition : Defn: The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. Jamieson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*set"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here. Sir. W. Scott.
t. (Scots Law)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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