adjective · irregular · rare

inset

inset · further inset · furthest inset

Having been insetHaving been inset.

/ˈɪnsɛt/

» For more information about the map, see the inset.

AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

1 senses

Having been inset.
the inset diamonds
the inset liners

Examples

1 sentences

For more information about the map, see the inset.
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Origin

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”),

From Middle English insetten, from Old English insettan (“to set in, institute, appoint”), equivalent to in- + set. Cognate with Dutch inzetten (“to insert, set in”), Low German insetten (“to set in”), German einsetzen (“to insert, employ”), Danish indsætte (“to insert”), Swedish insätta (“to inset, induct, institute”), Icelandic innsetja (“to install”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source