Word Study
reset
CIDE DICTIONARY
reset, v. t.
To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond. [1913 Webster]
reset, n.
- The act of resetting. [1913 Webster]
- That which is reset; matter set up again. [1913 Webster]
reset, n. [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving. Cf. Receipt.].
The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
reset, v. t.
To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal. [1913 Webster]
"We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reset, v.tr. (resetting; past and past part. reset) set (a broken bone, gems, a mechanical device, etc.) again or differently.
Derivative
resettable adj. resettability n.
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